Well, here I am, almost a month after my last post. That little coffee shop has now become a common haunt of mine. I now stop and get a Cuppa Java (the shops name!) at least twice a week. I love it. It's kind of my escape. And I'm meeting some really cool people. It's great!

Life is going by very fast. Working two jobs keeps me pretty busy, but not crazy. I might start volunteering at the hospital soon, depending on one of my jobs. We'll see. But I'm enjoying life right now- at least for the most part. Some days are better than others but... acutally--! Today started out like one of "those days"! I wen to work and after being there not two minutes, a bird, well, left me a little package- right on my head! It was disgusting! Seriously! I have never had that happen before, and it was just freaky! Gross! Nasty! Ewww! I of course went and dunked my head in the nearest sink, laughing at the realization of what had just happened. But... yeah. It was amusing. And gross.

You know, I am learnign the incredible value of peace, patience, and contentment. In several areas of life, my perspective has been changing. We've had struggles in the church, and my attitude for the last while has not been what it should be. I've had to admit and deal with bitterness, anger, and even a resigning apathy- a quality I swore I would never fall into. But I had, and it was time it stopped. Through a series of sermons, events, converstations with friends and family, God has really reshaped my perspective. Oh- I'm still plenty frustrated at times, but it's getting better. I'm trying, I'm hoping- something that I had given up a long time ago. It's good. And in other areas- frienships, future plans, I've begun to realize that my plans amount to so little, that all I have is God promises, I don't have my thoughts, my logic, my "good ideas". And that's been hard to give up. I've realized that I've been holding on to my plans, fears, worries, anxieties too hard for far too long. And it's time I stop. And I am. Now of course, I'm not done by any means, but I'm learning. I'm trusting. And it feels really good. Funny how God's promises prove true, huh? Oh, if only we'd learn sooner, faster, rather than holding onto our stubborn, blind, uncomfortable pride. Maybe someday we'll get it right. Maybe.