the weekend...
the krawczynskis (bosses) sent me flowers at my store on friday. i love flowers, but then, who doesn't? i put them right beside my computer so i can see them and smell them all day. almost every customer has commented on how beautiful they are...
emily spent all day at work with us on friday and got way more accomplished than the rest of us combined. plus she kept us company and kept us laughing even when our computers crashed. she was definitely the hero of the day.
after we closed, emily, beth, and i met aubrey and tami to shop for summer dresses and church clothes. it's so much more fun to go shopping with alot of people, especially sisters and best friends. it took a long time for us all to find things we liked, but we eventually found what we needed and we voted on what looked best on which girl. and so we walked out exhausted but happy.
emily spent friday night at our house and went to work with us again on saturday morning. she was even more heroic than the previous day. i never thought those back rooms would shine like they do now. :) we exceeded our goal on saturday by about $300 and ken and i were stunned by how much traffic we got in the first 2 days.
last night after closing, ken and kristen took me out to a very nice dinner to celebrate the new store opening. i've never been anywhere nicer than chilis, so it was very exciting to dress up and eat fancy food. (of course i forgot my camera.) as we sat there talking, i was once again amazed at what God had brought into my life. for my whole life i thought that by this year i would already be a nurse, possibly in med school, and definitely in my own house. i'd be the picture of health and wouldn't have any problems, and i'd spend my time taking care of sick, sad, or needy people. i thought i'd have too many friends to know what to do with, i'd most likely be married, and probably even have a baby or two.
okay, okay, obviously God laughed at my plans. not one of those things that i was planning is true right now, and most of them probably won't ever be. i've spent the last 2 years frustrated, angry, and more than a little confused about why God was allowing these things into our lives. i know i'm not the only one in my family or my church who has spent night after night wide awake, begging and pleading God to have mercy and change our circumstances. it's interesting to look back and see that, most of the time, God didn't remove the trials or pain, but His mercy was shown instead in the strength He gave us to endure, the peace we felt as we waited, and the relief that was experienced through a church that truly "bears one another's burdens."
so...i got completely off topic. anyway. i guess i was trying to say that even though this life of mine wasn't exactly what i wanted when i was 16, i'm trying to remember that "His ways are not our ways." i'm trying to pray for contentment now instead of for a different life. because really, we have great lives.
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As CJ has said, we have all learned to pray for contentment than for things to change. She has encouraged us, challenged us and in general been a sweet testimony to waiting on God for these past almost 2 years. We continue to pray for healing and trust that God is making CJ into the woman He desires her to be.
One day closer.
You said it so much better than I could:
it's interesting to look back and see that, most of the time, God didn't remove the trials or pain, but His mercy was shown instead in the strength He gave us to endure, the peace we felt as we waited, and the relief that was experienced through a church that truly "bears one another's burdens."
I do want to make one thing clear though; we don't consider you a burden, only the circumstances handed to you.
You rock sis. I just love you so much. Wish I could've gone shopping with you girls.
Love you, Dok. Shopping was fun but, um...Im glad there were no cameras!
Do you mind if I ask you a question? Could you tell me a little about your shop? All I've been hearing (or reading, really) these last few . . . , well, lately, is about you trying to work on your store. But, I havent been able to figure out some of the 5 W Questions - What, where, . . .? I will say, though, congradulations! It sounds like you are doing really wonderful.
Hm...did you know that I love you and that you surpass all standards and expectations of the bestest friend in the world? ;)
Hi CJ,
It was nice seeing you after all these years and thanks again for taking Beth, Shelley and I shopping and to dinner. Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Sarah T.
It's me. I hope your day has been smoothe sailing- miss you!
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