I'd like to say "hi" to my Mom and my Dad.
I'd also like to say "Hey" to my amazing big brother. I miss you all.
Okay it's Natalie.
Alright so let's talk about today. Today was quite a day. So, we showed up to the house (My group is painting a really really tall house) and we got right into painting and all that jazz. Then BOOM, yes it happened. It started raining. We huddled under the edge of the garage and watched as it poured. There wasn't much else we could do and I was really disappointed because of course, I wanted to be able to get the work done. But as always God had a plan. My groups homeowner is a very sweet, old woman (no offense of course). She came out onto her front porch and wanted to see how we were doing out in the rain. (All right now, if you don't know me your first going to need a little background information). I am a very anxious person. I worry a lot about the future (don't worry there's more about me too ha). Okay so, this woman stood up on her porch and talked...and talked...and talked. This speech she gave though, was something I needed to hear. She told us about how God has tomorrow planned out, how we need to worry about today, and just make it through one day at a time. God knows how things will play out, and He has a plan. Our future isn't up to us but to remember to live out the lives we want, only after we put God first. She then talked about how every person in my group had strengths, and how we were all put together for a reason. Probably because we balance each other out since we all have different purposes. And that God had made room for me in heaven, in his house. We don't always feel worthy but God made a place for me. Then yes, God then chose that moment for the sun to come out again. The sky brightened up and I realized how much God was trying to tell me. (There was even more but I can't include it all here)
So yeah the beginning of the day was amazing and I seriously will remember it for a long time, but here comes the last of the day. This sweet old woman turned a little scary? Angry? She seemed to not like the work we were doing, she criticized the work on the house, and I started to become disappointed. Are you seeing a pattern? Here's the next part. She came out of the house and passed out to each of us, pencils and little knick knack teddy bear things. Her gratitude for us showed through these little things. She told us she couldn't ever pay us for the work we did, but that she wanted us to give us something. A smile lit up my face once again and I know that the little Christmas bear that I was given, will be sitting on my dresser when I get back home.
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