Just Because

I’m going to try my best to write this without totally breaking out into tears. For the record, they are happy and hopeful tears.

I had lunch today with a friend. We decided to go to Chipotle and Chipotle at lunch time = LONGEST LINE, EVER!! I was filling my friend in on what has been going on with my house. I was venting to her my fears and frustration and just all around fear of the unknown. As I neared the end of the line and was ready to pay, the guy said “The lady in front of you said to pay for your lunch.” I just stared at him and said “What?” I immediately got warm inside. I was shocked. How could a perfect stranger do such a thing? Maybe I’m just jaded and bitter with everything that has happened over the past year to believe that a perfect stranger could be so kind and thoughtful. I was able to catch up with her at the soda line and tapped on her shoulder and said “That was so nice of you. You didn’t have to do that, thank you.” She just looked at me and gave me a hug and said “You are welcome.” I teared up (tears are dripping down my cheek as I type this) and couldn’t believe it. Something so simple as buying me a lunch could have such an impact on my heart.

Lately I’ve been praying that God give me peace in my heart. That God help me trust that He is in control. That He place people in my life that will keep me going, give me hope. He answered my prayers today. Before lunch I got an email of a new blog flowerer commenting on my blog. Her words warmed my heart and actually made me smile when I read them and then He sent a perfect stranger to buy me lunch, just because. Thank you, strangers. I will never forget this day. I am so blessed. I feel the prayers, I feel the love. I feel the hope. This will ALL be behind me soon. I am right where I need to be. I am feeling exactly what I am suppose to feel. The people in my life (and strangers who pop in now and then) are precisely planted accordingly. God is good. All the time.