Life Unexpected

He told us that God wanted to "bless us in huge ways."  He continued to say, "I'm not just talking about blessing your youth ministry, or even this mission trip, but he wants to bless you beyond what you can imagine in something you've been praying for in your home."  "He" was a Youth Pastor of one of my friends from Honduras, whom I had just met about an hour before he spoke those words. There have been very few times that someone has spoken prophetically to me and I didn't walk away feeling like I was questioning everything they said.  This was one of those moments.  I felt as though God was speaking through this man directly to Nate and I.  I walked away feeling confident that God was up to something, and while I had no idea what, he was going to do something seriously awesome.  That happened on August 16th. Fast forward to this past Thursday, September 21, just a little over a month later.  Nate and I both received a phone call from ...

The other day, I was working at my desk, attempting to tackle the never ending list of things to do, when one of my teens dropped by to visit me after school.  He had texted me to see if I was there, and after responding, "yes," he was flying through the door, carrying one piece of pumpkin cake in one hand a Tupperware container in the other.  Now it's important to first know, it's not rare for this kid to visit me, and when he does, he usually roots through my snacks and drinks, grabs a seat on my couch, and I often quiz him on his Spanish.  So when I noticed he was only carrying one slice of pumpkin bread, and obviously didn't bring me one, I immediately let him know how I felt about that.  Within a few seconds, he was trying to hand me over  half of his, offering to go get a piece for me at his house, and attempting to dig himself out of hole he had found himself in. After we joked around about his decision to ruin my day by eating one of the best thing...