Little Blessings

     This week has been... eventful. Seriously. First, to start off the week, Sunday was my 19th birthday! Yay! My last year as a teenager... yikes! That is quite scary!!! Then that night I got sick. I'm on the mend now, but it was so miserable! I am in Bob Jone's HUGE Egyptian opera called Aida. I am a Priestess, and we had two big rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday. Now, when you are sick, and barely able to function, being on your feet in a Rodehaever production does NOTHING to help you get better.  However, a small blessing from that was that I was able to forget about school, and all the tests and projects that had accumulated because of the snow, and just have some fun. Finally, after not dancing for going on a year, I was back into the swing of things on Tuesday night! I am SUPER pumped about Aida! Please come! March 18, 20, and 22! Info is available at bju.edu :)

     Another small blessing came tonight. As I already mentioned, this week has been eventful... and rough. Tonight however, I got a letter in night mail (mail between the girls and guys dorms). The letter contained a Starbucks gift card, an extremely encouraging Bible verse, and a note that read, "You put a smile to so many faces. I hope this puts one on yours." Boy, it sure did put a smile to my face, a huge one! The letter didn't give a name, it ended with, 'praying for you, a friend'. I am dying to know who it was from, but it blessed me so much! Guess where I'll be headed tomorrow??

     It's just the little things, those little blessings. The bestie Hannah, who gives me a note for my birthday and makes me cry. My choir singing happy birthday to me. My friends asking me if I'm ok when I'm calmly eating my Chick-fil-A sandwich out on a bench in the sunshine for lunch. It's those little blessings. The friends that make me laugh when I'm having a bad day. That one friend that randomly texts and emails me verses and encouraging quotes. The other friend that won't let me lift heavier weights than her when we are working out together. The roomies that never fail to make me laugh and never judge me even when I'm high on sugar and literally bouncing off the walls. It's the Mom that likes to have emoji wars with me and sends me pictures of my cats. It's my sister that snapchats me pictures of her nose and herself wearing MY clothes. It's my brother that always calls me BooBoo. It's the Daddy that always makes sure I'm doing ok and if I need anything. The little things...those little blessings.

     Here is the verse that was in my letter. May it bring a smile to your face, just like it did to mine!

"Always be joyful in the Lord! I'll say it again: Be joyful! Let everyone know how considerate you are. The Lord is near. Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. Then God's peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus." 

~Philippians 4:4-7, God's Word Translation