i may have mentioned this before here, but i always feel so handy when coming out of a home improvement store with a bag of supplies i need to do a job.
so what if it’s just a few light bulbs (like it happened to be today). the feeling of satisfaction that i get when i go into the store, get the *correct* items and finish the job *properly* when i get home gives me a great feeling inside (for a moment, i think i can do anything).
how many white men does it take to screw in a light bulb?
(i’ll let you insert your own punchline here)
this afternoon after church, some friends of mine invited me up to a restaurant that they work at to join them for lunch.
it was a brilliant time of catching up with new things going on in our lives over delicious food. i was blessed when instead of handing me a bill at the end of the meal they simply said, “it (the bill) has been taken care of.”
what a blessing. something as simple as that made me feel really loved today.
i’ve decided that i’m going to pay it forward this week – to find someone that i can bless in some small way and expect nothing in return.
:)
traveling mercies,
jdh
intentionally living 
I always feel very smug (particularly as a small female) when I maneuver through a hardware store, quickly pick up the tools and equipment that I need, and shoulder lumber or concrete. I love watching the men’s faces around me for various reactions. :)
Let us know what you do for the “pay it forward”! I handed over my extra Rachmaninoff ticket last night to a random stranger (I couldn’t get anyone else to come with me), brushing off the money he tried to give me in return. I hope *he’ll* be paying it forward soon.,,
:) i’d love to bump into you in a hardware store some day!
i will certainly post what i end up doing this week as my “pay it forward”. will definitely be keeping my eyes and ears open for someone that i can bless this week.
totally wish that i wasn’t all the way on the other side of the country, else i would have loved to have gone with you to rachmaninoff. (oh well, someday) i’m glad you were able to bless someone. :)
Something you should read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu
SISU! :)
I kind of felt like you were there. I knew you would have liked to have been.
*love* Sisu (i’d never heard of it – thank you so very much for sharing). :)
p.s. – how did you know i needed to read that?
I’ve a pretty good handle on you by now, I suspect.