My challenge this month was going to be practicing
confidence when it comes to guys, business etc.
However, I was failing at it and something else came up! Shucks!
A few years ago, I thought my world was going to change
drastically when a doctor told me, because of an accident, I may live the rest
of my life with a droopy smile. At that
moment, it felt like my life was being stripped away. This weekend, I had that same feeling with
the fires.
It was 4 PM and I looked out of the window at the house I was
tutoring at and saw smoke. My sense of direction sucks but I knew the smoke I
was seeing was not coming from Carlsbad.
Two minutes later, the girl I was tutoring told me someone was calling
my phone. Sure enough, it was my mom
telling me a fire had started in San Marcos and that I couldn’t go home. I called one of my roommates as she was
hosing down my house and heard the panic in her voice. She said she was leaving soon and asked if
there was anything she could grab. I
couldn’t think of one thing!
I knew she was gone but, hours later, my head kept running
through items she could have grabbed.
But when I really stopped to think about it...there was nothing in my
house that could not be replaced. Yes,
it would suck to lose everything but I had a peace about it. In 2 Corinthians 4:8 God says, “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on
what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.” After reassuring myself of
that, I actually started to find humor in the situation. Especially since I literally lived out of a
Target bag for the next three days....three tank tops, a pair of black pants
(such a blast in the heat), yoga pants and underwear were all I had!
Now don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t all
peachy. I am sure my parents were sick
of me after that amount of time but I did try
to stay positive! By the end though, all
I wanted was to be home, in my bed!
You can say it’s easy to say all of this
now that my house is fine but I do truly believe I would be ok. I had amazing friends that showed nothing but
support for me and I was safe with my family and dog. I had all I needed.
