NOTE: I originally just posted this on Facebook, but decided the world needed to hear it too, not just my friends and personal followers. The post is referring to Friday, December 22. Enjoy and be blessed!
I know this is long, but stay with me! I promise it will bless you too! 💜
So yesterday was an amazing day for me. At 1:40 AM in the morning a person with a child hit the power pole in front of our house. My BF and I got to help someone, which was a little startling and eventful and eventually ended up with no sleep and the electric being out for a bit, but we helped all the same. 💜
Later in the morning, we took my car to the shop for a repair that was supposed to cost $100. Not a huge one, but running close on money, I really wasn’t excited. However still thankful I’m driving my Mom’s beautiful Nissan with working heat and windows, instead of the death trap I was driving. I accepted it and left it in their capable hands. 💜
I went to work, amped myself up with coffee and got to help a lot of people, which keeps me going. Regardless of anyone’s circumstances, they all wished me a “Merry Christmas” and I wished them one back. I also always enjoy working with my awesome coworkers crew! Ever thankful for this job to serve! I even had a person who threw a fit at me the previous day, come and apologize for their behavior. That doesn’t happen often in customer service, so I was very encouraged by that TBH. 💜
After work, we went to pickup my car, which was working flawlessly and without draining the battery. Yay! I was so grateful, that when I got out my debit card to pay, they handed me the keys and told me “Merry Christmas, no charge.” I very nearly started bawling in their shop.💜
I then went to have a birthday facial, which was out-of-this-world amazing and relaxing. It was a no-charge birthday facial, but the beauty guide wouldn’t take a tip from me. I think I’m going to have to get one of those once a month! What a glow! 💜
Left there to go get a 27” curved gaming monitor that I normally couldn’t afford, for my teenage son (who sprung that on me last minute), for the very affordable price of only $75! Normally these monitors are over $250. It’s what he really wanted for Christmas. The family that I bought it from (via FB marketplace) thanked me when I got there, throwing in a few additional cables, because they needed to go grocery shopping with that money. Both kids, under 3, thanked me and told me “Merry Christmas.” Okay, I got choked up then too. 💜
I ran into the Goodwill and found three rather expensive books that I’d wanted and had been looking for, for a good while. Paid $8 with the round-up for the nursing program they’re supporting. Those books would’ve been $65 retail. Wowza! 💜
Then I stopped at JayC/Kroger for gas, but was slightly annoyed that this car takes the 89/91 octane. As I was got out of my car, two giggly teens approached me. I was honestly leery, as I felt like they wanted to ask me to buy something or bother me in some way, so my face must’ve showed my apprehension. Turns out, they were with their church youth group, performing “Random Acts of Christmas Kindness” and could they please pay for my gas? The girl handed me a $20 bill and a sheet about their acts of service, they both wished me a “Merry Christmas,” and then literally disappeared. Still in shock, I approached the cashier, gave her the $20 and she informed me I had 40 cents off of per gallon. I nearly filled my car completely! 💜
On the way out of town, I stopped at where my BF and I used to live, which was devastated by an all-encompassing fire in April. There that lovelyhouse once stood is now a crater — it was torn down and is NO MORE in existence. At first I wept from the sorrow of it, but then thanked God that my BF and I were virtually unharmed and could live to start again. I honestly didn’t realize you could mourn a house, but it turns out that you can. I drive away renewed, however. That devistated shell has been released and the Universe now shows a place for new growth. I am thankful that God gave me that epiphany! 💜
I drove back to town to pickup dinner and decided not to fight the Christmas grocery crowd, so I purchased our favorite Chinese food and brought it home. My fortune, from the cookie chosen by my BF, said, “Fear can keep us up all night long, but Faith makes one fine pillow.” I was weary from lack of sleep but felt blessed beyond measure! God speaks to us more than we ever, ever realize! 💜
Finally, I got a wonderful Christmas gift, a WW journal from Misty Chaviers. I’ve flipped through the pages. They’re empty now, by, oh, the possibilities! 💜
It might sound like a lot of simple happenings to you, but my cup was overflowing from the joy of it. I never knew life COULD be like this, when I was in active abuse. Now, in safety and clarity, I see how awesome the simplest things can be. I am thankful every day for my tribe and for simply being allowed to live and move forward. I will continue to wake up everyday with a grateful heart and will continue to sew love into the world. 💜
I’m Merry Christmas! May the upcoming new year bring you joy and abundance! In order to receive it, you have to declare it to the Universe and claim it! Love and light! 💜
