work.

I was sort of dreading today.

I was so sleepy last night, that thinking about the craziness of today made me feel nervous and not so excited. However, despite my poor attitude and pessimism, I was pleasantly surprised by the way the day ended up.

It started out with a four hour shift at the small clothing and shoe store that I work at. I opened the store with my manager and he gave me a project to work on right away. This project kept me busy for the first two hours of my shift. Then, we received about 13 boxes from the fed-ex guy and went to work on entering that into the computer. Then for the last hour of my shift, my brother came in for the beginning of his shift. As I was steaming the new shirts and dresses that we got in today, I was able to catch up with him for a while.
It may sound strange that these things made my shift today an exceptionally good shift, but I am very thankful for the way things turned out! Sometimes I think that working is going to ruin my day, when it usually ends up holding some of the best parts of it! I am so incredibly blessed to have the job I do. Not only because it is a job (in this economy...), but also because I have some of the most kind, generous, hard-working bosses in the entire world. (not to mention I get to work with my brother, who just happens to be one of my very best friends!)

After working there, I quick went home to grab some lunch and to send a few emails... When I got home, lunch was already sitting out for me, prepared lovingly by my mother. It has been so nice being home the last few weeks, I'm not used to having someone cook and clean for me! It's something that I don't take for granted near as much as I used to!

Next I went onto play practice. With the performance in just a couple of short days, I was feeling very nervous about the way practice would go today. I was so surprised when everyone in the cast rose to the occasion and put on a decent performance! They are all working so incredibly hard, and it is one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever been able to be a part of!

I was able to finish the day by having dinner and relaxing with my best friend.

So... I wasn't excited about today. I wasn't excited to work at my job, and then to go work some more at play practice. However, like I said, even with that poor attitude that I entered the day with, God transformed everything and gave me an exceptional day!
God's pretty amazing like that. Despite our constant sinful nature (that I give into far far too often) He still showers his grace upon us and gives us more blessings than we could ever begin to deserve.

Thanks God.