Yes, that is correct from my very 1st stop in the morning to my last stop @ night were divine appointments for me, let me share if I may. I felt led yesterday to go to a place I heard about called the Celtic Cup. I went there and ordered my Constant Comment decaf tea with honey, and I tried an Irish Cream scone. The tea was great because I could control the strength of how I wanted it to be. The scone was a bit dry, and I know that because scones can tend to be a bit dry in texture. I did purchase a few bags of potato chips made in Ireland that were on sale. 1 for me and then the other 2 I will send in care packages to my children because they are part Irish, Scottish, Welsh and German also. The majority of their bloodline though is Croatian. We celebrate and always have celebrated their Irish heritage on St. Patrick's Day so I will send them Irish type of items in their packages. My mother used to prepare a corned beef meal with all the fixins and invite us over for dinner along with my Irish heritage in-laws even when we were already divorced. I still had friendships with them, and we would all celebrate together.
I remember when my father-in-law was in the hospital (I was still married then) and it was just before he died, St. Patrick's Day was when he was in the hospital and my mother prepared the meal and dropped it off for us to share for St. Patrick's Day. My father-in-law loved me and I loved him. He told my mother once that if they ever had a daughter (they only had sons) he would like her to be just like me. He did not drive and so when he wanted to visit if my mother-in-law was not able to drive him over this is what he did for me ... I just had our first child, and it was by c-section. He took the rapid transit and then walked from the rapid stop to our home, and he washed the kitchen floors for us. He also helped me once dig a garden in the small backyard once He was a good man.
I noticed a smartly dressed woman while I was @ my table, and she was waiting for someone to join her is what I guessed. The other woman joined her and sat down @ a table and twice I noticed the one woman smiled kindly at me. Now, I do not have a problem approaching a female if Holy Spirit shows me to talk with them. Let me back this up a bit if I may. There must have been some sort of male gathering upstairs and it looked like it may have been some sort of maybe bible meeting or study. I noticed them coming down the stairs and they were all holding possibly a bible in their hand. One of the men was strikingly handsome. He then stayed around and sat at a table almost across from me but not directly looking at me. He was facing another direction, and I could see his side profile. I kept sensing Holy Spirit have me go up and ask him if they had just had a bible study. I did not because for some reason when a very good-looking man that has striking features is in my midst, I revert back to the way I was taught that women are not the initiator or aggressor, and the conversation should be approached with the man starting the conversation. I really have to work on this. Yes, I am a woman that knows how to put together an outfit along with makeup, jewelry, accessories etc. How do I know this. Yesterday if it was not once it may have been 2 times, I received compliments on what I was wearing. I missed a possible God appointment. Remember when this happened to me months ago @ a Trader Joe's? He was strikingly handsome and in both instances they both had pure white colored hair and were smart dressers. I wonder why I freeze up and lets handsomeness stop me from Holy Spirit conversations He wants me to initiate. So, if you are a male and I did or do have a conversation with you, it is because I am not any less timid, but I feel strong Holy Spirit calling to that very conversation.
So, he goes, and the 2 women sit down. I was about to leave, and I walked over to their table and said to the one woman you like to be friendly with others and the other woman I shared how she reminded me of a friend's mother that was always a sharp dresser. Guess what? The one woman grew up where I grew up near me in Ohio and she used to go to mass on Sundays at the church across from John Carroll University. She also shared how she went to a concert once @ my alma mater college and only paid back then 1.00. Isn't that fascinating? I did share up front that Holy Spirit had me come over there and strike up that conversation. I usually start my conversations with saying excuse me then I go into the conversation if I sense it is welcomed.
I then had 1 more stop to make in the evening and that was to Publix. I needed just a few things but what I really wanted was fresh flowers. I love fresh flowers and make little arrangements for not only my home but I like to keep a small arrangement by my desk so I can enjoy their beauty throughout the day. I'm in line checking out and noticed 1 of the creamsicle colored mini carnations broke off and it was in the cart. There was the nicest family ahead of me and they had an adorable little toddler aged daughter, and I asked her mother if it was okay to give her daughter a flower. This little girl was saying goodbye to everyone and just seemed so full of life. She said she would love it. I handed the flower to her and said now you can't eat this but smell the flower and she did. The mom had her say thank you to me. I then noticed a 2nd flower broke off in the cart so I asked if she could have a 2nd one and her mother then handed it to her. Yes, families still shop together at the grocery store, and it is not just left to one or the other to do grocery shopping. Kudos to that. Yes, there are opportunities all around you to share kindness with others. Open your eyes and you will see the opportunities to share okay. Kindness is always in fashion and never goes out of fashion.
See, my day was filled with errands and watching in-between President Trump @ a live rally broadcast. I even watched Ken Fish @ a School of the Prophets @ Morningstar. He has incredible knowledge and I wish there was something like that in my region. That is 1 ministry if I could, I would love to train locally under Ken Fish's ministry to be able to minister with them. I wonder why that sort of stuff never presents itself to me to go to. I always seem to stumble upon it and view it after the fact.
I baked in-between a mint triple chocolate bundt cake. I purchased the ingredients to make a ganache to adorn the cake with. First attempt I thought I would try adding peppermint extract and it just did not work. So, early this morning I threw away that batch of ganache and started over again with no extract.
Moral to this story lesson learned, not all recipes can you improvise, or altar just follow the given instructions. Get it, good.
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