Perhaps (for sure), I’ve had a daydream (or three) of someone coming by to make beds and vacuum floors—but this wasn’t exactly how I pictured it going down.
Quite the country mile (on a muddy gravel road) from what we’d planned, but, nonetheless, Suite 229 would be our address for a while.
Housekeeping angels aside, those months of hotel life were anything but charmed…except for one undeniable, aqua-tinted perk.
Join me over at my friend Susan Mead’s site to see how one hot, July afternoon I became privy to God’s Day-Timer, His iCalendar…His Divine Appointment Book. (And, while you’re there, I hope you’ll take a minute to look around Susan’s lovely site and get to know her. You’ll be so blessed by her beautiful heart for God.) Continue Reading…
~ Happy to link up this week with these great ladies: Faith Filled Friday, Grace & Truth, Fresh Market Friday, Monday’s Musings , Give Me Grace , Intentional Tuesday , RaRa Linkup , Coffee For Your Heart , Sitting Among Friends , Thoughtful Thursdays ~
I loved the experience you shared!
God is so good! Aren’t you glad He uses us in spite of ourselves sometimes?!
For sure, Ruth. In spite of my limited understanding and desire for comfort. Such a good God, indeed.
Thanks for visiting and sharing, Ruth. Lovely to see you. xoxo
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It’s a good thing He is so gracious with us; we all have limited understanding, and I imagine most of us prefer to be comfortable to some degree or other.
Thank you for visiting back on my site as well! Have a great weekend! See you soon.
Yes! Don’t you just love it when God gives us a tiny glimpse of His perfect plan? Thanks for sharing this story… a wonderful reminder for us to look around and see that He is using us (and our family) for His glory, even when it feels like a hotel 😉 Often we use hindsight to see the why’s, but this occasion was pretty special showing you the why right at that moment. I was delighted to find you as my neighbour at #FaithFilledFriday after reading your comment on my blog today! 🙂 Blessings to you, my new friend!
Hi, Laura, was great to connect with you through Faith-filled Friday. 🙂 Yes, love those glimpses, and wonder…how many we never see. 🙂 Thanks for visiting, look forward to connecting with you. 🙂 ((Hug))
Hi Brenda! I love your new site, your new look!
Simply lovely, warm, and very welcoming! It’s time to update my RSS feed I see!
Congratulations …
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Hey, Linda! Thanks so much for your sweet words; I’m so glad you love the new look. 🙂 So blessed to have you coming alongside me in writing and in sisterhood. Thank you, friend. xoxo
Oh Brenda, is so beautiful! Truly warms my heart! Thank you so much for sharing this, Love! GOD bless you, beautiful friend! 🙂
Hey, Tai. So great to see you back and at it; you were missed. 🙂 Thanks for always being such a sweet encouragement. ((Hug)) xoxo
Loved this, Brenda!
I pray we have eyes to see those He places in front of us. Ready to answer His call.
((hugs))
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Eyes to see those in front of us. Yes. Me too, Crystal. 🙂 ((xoxo))
What great encouragement both for you and for the mother of the boy! Thanks so much for sharing this in such a thoughtful way. I really enjoyed reading it. I was reminded that we never know who might be watching and how what we do or say will affect them. God knew even though you weren’t aware. Blessings to you!
Hi, Gayl. 🙂 So true…we never know. So glad God knows, and He appoints us. Incredible that He allows us to have influence in the Kingdom. So glad He’s in control. Thanks for stopping in, Gayl. Nice to see you! 🙂 ((grace upon grace))
Brenda, I love everything about this story you shared. It took me back to our own times by neighborhood and town-home complex pools, of friends my girls made just because they were in the same place with someone else. You’re right … you just never know how those encounters are going to touch someone else–child or adult–or what God’s ultimate purpose might be for something that seems so ordinary. So glad to be your neighbor at Intentional Tuesday this week.
He seems to specialize in making the ordinary extraordinary, doesn’t He? Thanks for visiting, so glad to be your neighbor this week, and loved your words on your site. ((hug))
Looks interesting. Will hop over to read in full.
Lovely to see you, Lux. Thanks for stopping by and reading. 🙂 ((Hug))
You are such a wonderful writer, Brenda. I think I’d read your post at Susan’s in September, maybe? But I enjoyed it again today. So good. 🙂