random

A lot of different things have been happening lately in my life so this is going to be a somewhat random post...

Two Sundays ago, I slept in and missed Sunday school - and, apparently, a guy making racist comments to my friend, who is African-American. She was wise enough to turn the other cheek and ignore his comments, even welcoming him when he walked up to her on Sunday night. So this morning, as I was walking to the car, I ran into my friend Marefia. "I have to tell you something," she said. And then she told me that the guy who made those comments received Christ during the third service! How awesome is that? I believe that my friend being a good example of Christ to him played at least a small part in his eventual acceptance of salvation.

Lately I've been realizing that serving others isn't necessarily doing something big. It mainly means making small sacrifices. For example, sacrificing my time to help my mom clean out her closet, or getting my little brother a glass of water even when I'm exhausted. I think these are the kind of sacrifices that God is pleased with.

Friends are amazing. And I have so many different kinds of friends. Crazy friends, serious friends, friends who are decidedly country people, friends who love busyness and big cities, faraway friends, friends who live just down the road, old friends, new friends, sweet friends, outspoken friends, girl friends, guy friends, very conservative friends, slightly more liberal friends, friends who make me laugh, and friends who encourage me. They all make me smile just to remember that I know them.

This past week, everyone in my family - except me - has been sick. I've been the one doling out pain medication for the headaches, hot tea for the sore throats, and cough medicine for the constant coughing. Friday was a slow day. We slept in, made strawberry smoothies, and I watched Ella Enchanted with my little sister who could barely talk because of an extreme sore throat. Apparently this virus makes my sister have nightmares, and my parents are up at 1 a.m. convincing her that she really doesn't need to save the world after she wakes up from another crazy dream that makes her determined to save everybody. Life is crazy.

Yesterday my mom, my sister and I went on an impressively successful shopping trip to the mall...we actually found two skirts that weren't either two inches long or sweeping the floor. Now that is unusual. It's so hard to find clothes that aren't extremely revealing.

This week the college I take a class at has Easter Break, so I get a break from class this week! Exciting stuff! I think this week I'm going to relax and not worry so much about school and stuff. I've been so busy and it's physically wearing me out. I think it'll be nice to just relax and not have things to worry about.

Tonight at Overflow Dave said something that made me think. In Ephesians 3, Paul talks about the "unfathomable riches of Christ." God is unfathomable. You can't put him in a box, and you can't understand him. Something to think about.

Good night -

Lauren