So as some of you may know I was subleasing my apartment in Raleigh because my lease didn't end until July. I thought I had someone all figured out and it ended up all falling through at the last minuet. Due to frantic desperation, we ended up with someone in the apartment who we normally wouldn't have chosen. At first, we all saw this as an opportunity...to reach someone new. This girl's life opened mine and my other roommates eyes to the fact that we live in a bubble. In our world, every one's life is "normal." We may think that it gets crazy sometimes, but really, we have no idea what so many people in this world are struggling with. We did our best to open our arms and lives and take her in. My other roommates, Kara, Amy, and Paige, were so wonderful to her and tried to help her out. Everything seemed to be going at least "OK" until this past Thursday. I was at work and got a call from my mom that this girl who was living in our apartment...our home....had been arrested for breaking and entering into over 12 apartments within the complex! This came as a complete shock. She had been lieing to us this whole time! How could someone do this to us? All of us were only trying to help and somehow we got taken advantage of. I am so thankful that nothing of my roommates was stolen, but this is just something we are going to have to learn to put behind us and move forward. There is nowhere else to go. As much as it hurts and as much as I wish we did things differently from the beginning, I don't ever regret trying to help this girl out. Just because one situation went wrong, doesn't mean I will close my arms to people in need of help in the future. It does make me more cautious, but I would do everything in my power to try and help this girl out again. Isn't that what God calls us to do? We are suppose to be like him, and I'm sure he wouldn't have walked away from this girl, just because she looked different, or had a different life style than us. I know my roommates, my family, and I all did the best we could and we are all trying to move forward from this awful situation. Please keep this girl in your prayers. Just because she made some mistakes, doesn't mean she is any less deserving of our prayers. I know she needs help, and just pray for her.
Ok, so now on to the good news of the week!
FIRST, my wonderful, amazing, hard working dad GOT A JOB!! After being unemployed for so long, he finally got a job offer. Not only did he start last Tuesday, today, he got another job offer!! Now he has to make the decision of which job to take! We never thought we would be having to choose which job he wanted to take. One was enough for us. So thank you for all the many prayers for him. This is such an answered prayer and it couldn't have come at a more perfect time!
SECOND....DRC is getting a new little dolphin!! He is two years old and currently in Louisiana. He was one of the dolphins that was found struggling during the oil spill. He will be arriving at DRC sometime in Feb. so that will be so so exciting!
and last....I went to the old lady bible study again this week and it was just amazing! There was 27 women there and they were all so great! They are hosting a fashion show on Feb. 22 and they asked me to be a model!!! I'm super excited! I'm starting to really build relationships with these women and it is just so fun!
Bear update: So I don't have much on Bear tonight, he's just been his typical wild man at night and lazy cat during the day. I did get this picture of him on top of the fridge!
He was just sitting up there originally and then when I went to take the picture, he started climbing the wall trying to get to the ceiling! haha...he is so strange sometimes! He also has been sleeping up by my head now at night. Its so sweet!
Well the last thing I want to leave you with is the fact I just talked to one of my best friends Jessie Kruse for a long time on the phone tonight and it was so great to hear all the amazing things God is doing in her life. When things get crazy, I tend to forget that God is still doing amazing things, I just get blinded by the craziness! He is so wonderful and amazing and I truly feel so blessed right now to be in the situation I am. People have it a lot worse off than I do, and I have no room to complain about anything. The quote that is on my desk right now says "Happy will always find you." This is so funny I flipped the page to this one because yesterday and earlier today I didn't think "happy" was near me. I was so frustrated, mad, sad...everything but "happy." But after talking to Jessie, Tyler, and my family....I realized how blessed I am. I feel so great to be where I am and to feel confident in what God is doing in my life right now!
Have a wonderful night! :)
Sorry to hear about the roommate troubles... everyone comes into our lives for a reason thought. Sometimes a season and sometimes for our lifetime but always for a reason. I love hearing the passion in you when you reach out to others and try to make a difference. It takes a big person to reach out not knowing if they can make a difference in someone they hardly know.
ReplyDeleteBear is being his silly self... I loved the one of him in the fridge, lol!
I will let you know soon when we will be able to come for a visit... hopefully early fall. :)
Have a fabulous week! Love ya