He said to me today, "I was thinking. What if you told me, that you needed to go to Afr*ca and open an orphanage? What would I do. I know what I would do. I would get busy selling everything we own so we could go."

That was amazing. Although, I am pretty sure I am not called to open an orphanage, I know I am called to make a difference. How I am supposed to do that right now, I am not sure. I know that God called His disciples first to the hurting, outcast, poor, etc. I know that I am supposed to be where people need people the most. I pray that God makes our path very clear. For now, I am focused on the things He has given me to do here. Maybe if I am faithful with those things, I will be blessed with another assignment! Oh PLEASE!!!

I want to share a "God moment" in my life from a few years ago...

We were on our way to Sacramento. I don't remember why now, but I know we were an hour late. I hate being late, so I was focused on getting there. BUT! Up in the sky, I saw "Something shiny" it looked a lot like Mylar balloons, but there were tons of them moving in and out in a bird-like pattern. (It could have been birds?) The spectacle was so unusual, that even though I was an hour late, I pulled off the freeway so that I could get a better look. By the time I got off the freeway and looked up again, they were gone. I kept looking for a minute, wondering if they were behind a cloud or something, but I never found them again. As I gave up looking, I noticed that the freeway had come to a complete stop. No one was moving. I turned on the radio to see if I could get an idea of why...maybe the consistent road construction. NOPE!!! There was a huge pile-up with big-rigs involved. We would have been RIGHT in the middle of it. And I mean RIGHT THERE. There would have been no way of avoiding getting hit in that accident. The only reason we weren't there was because I stopped to look at something shiny.

People tease me to this day because I get easily distracted. I notice the "shiny" things in life and I like it that way. Sometimes, I would feel bad about myself because of this. Now, I realize that God made me this way. He uses it for HIS glory and he used it to save my (and my kids) life. What an awesome God we serve! I also used to joke about needing God to "write it in the sky" if he wants my attention. I guess He was happy to oblige. Now when someone teases me and says, "Look, something shiny!" I think, "Yep. That might just be God sayin' hi."

After that miracle, I got on my cell phone right away. First, to find an alternate route. (I was still an hour late...) Then, to tell everyone I knew about this fantastic miracle. I could hear the doubt in their voices, but how can you deny this? It was too big. Too awe inspiring. How eager is our God to meet us just where we need him. How obvious is it that I am more important than the birds of the air or the flowers or the trees!!! I have a God who has great plans for me and is moving the sky to get me there!!