I have no idea how these weeks fly by so fast, it seems like I just wrote yesterday and here it’s almost a whole week. Yikers, that’s what old people say.

Just finished my first official day at work as manager. I’ll admit, I was little less than terrified going in – I feel like I’m still learning the ropes and here I’m supposed to be running the florist shop for two weeks. Summer is the slowest time of year for this business though, so it’s a good time for me to jump in and get to know it. Today was good, lots of clean up from the two weddings we did over the weekend, several orders came in, I ran all over Ronks trying to make a delivery but couldn’t find the house.   Great way to see the country side, except that wasn’t my point. Tell you what, flexibility is a HUGE thing I’m learning these days!!! But I felt God with me today, and that’s what I’ll continue to need over the next two weeks too…

More on flexibility… I didn’t realize it was such a big deal until the past several weeks. Stuff has come up in my days that make me feel completely out of control – I never know what’s going to come next, and I was getting so frustrated with the schedule, because I never knew exactly what the schedule was going to be like. I finally realized that although I feel out of control, God has my life perfectly under control, and He’s not frustrated by my life! If He has me in this season of life anyway, He wants me just to hang on and enjoy the ride, not get mad because I don’t know what adventurous thing will come next. Soooo, now it’s a big joke between God and me whenever an new unexpected thing comes up.  We just laugh about it together and I hear Him saying laughingly, “Just loosen up, girl, enjoy the journey!”

Speaking of surprises, my boyfriend sent me a bouquet of a dozen roses for our 3 month anniversary!!!! I’ve been smiling ever since!

The blisters on my fingers from pre-corsage work for the weddings this weekend make it painful to type.  Feels like they’re going to burst and splash all over the keyboard.

NEWS FLASH!!!! We just bought a grand piano!!! It’s been a dream of mine ever since I was 8 years old but I never thought it would become reality… I’m soo happy and it’s the most beautiful instrument to play! Come on over for a nite of worship sometime!!

Just thinking over the past few days… How there is no one who can validate me as a woman except the Lord Jesus Himself. A man can uncover my worth, but he cannot give me worth. If a woman tries to find her beauty from acceptance in a man, she becomes unattractive. Likewise, if a man tries to find validation of his strength from a woman, he becomes weak. But if our validation of our core identity comes from God Himself, there is no limit to the depths of power, that is glory unleashed!!! This is almost abstract and hard to explain, but I want it to be a living reality and proof of the God within me…

Aahhhh, this weekend is yummy!!  It’s the first weekend I’ve been home in 7 weeks, and I won’t be at home on another Saturday for a long time again… I’ll be working 6-days a week for the next couple of weeks. Nope, I’m not complaining, I’m actually really thankful for a job right now, and will be working full force until I leave for Bible School the middle of September… But I sure am loving this day!! This is a day worth dwelling on!

The coolest thing happened at work yesterday – I was filling the orders that had come in, and Darla laid a new phone order for me half-way through the morning. I looked at it, was going to get the flowers to make the arrangment, when I saw who it was going to…. It was to one of my good friends, from her boyfriend!! It was the sweetest thing, and I couldn’t believe that our florist shop had gotten the order! So I made it, then got to deliver it too – she was taking care of a long line of customers at the cafe when I walked in with her arrangement… The happiness  and tears in her heart at the surprise bouquet was so beautiful to me – if the only reason I’m working at the florist shop this summer is for that moment yesterday, it is worth it!! There is a beautiful language in flowers, no one can deny that…

A verse in Ps. 17 made me stop and think this morning… “As for me, I’ll be fullly satifisfied when I awake to find myself in Your likeness, and having sweet communion with You…” (my paraphrase) Is there is nothing else in my life except God, am I able to say that I am truly satified simply with the intimacy of my Jesus?? Lord, let it be so…

My darling friend is coming home from Kinmen this week!!!!

*jumps up and down with excitement*

Had a super weekend in Ohio with my dad’s family and my Ben.  I feel so blessed of God in my life right now, my heart is so at rest…

The next few weeks look flying busy – I’ll be working pretty much full time for two weeks to train in at the florist shop, then kind of managing it while the owner goes on her honeymoon for two weeks. After that I go to part-time work. The training part feels like a big thing right now, and I feel pressured to learn stuff really fast, kind of scary for me. At the same time the challenge is exciting, and I’m looking forward to it.  But thank you, God, for a job, hallelujah, amen!!!!!!

Friends are the most wonderful part of life… Meeting at Starbucks last week, seeing a couple friends and cousins in Ohio I hadn’t seen for a couple of months, a friend coming up this weekend, Bek coming home next weekend… I could almost cry I’m so happy.  I love all you guys!!!!!

The gift of living this life truly is a beautiful thing…