An Unexpected Blessing

Today was a really good day compared to yesterday. I had a few character-building moments yesterday that made me want the day to end, but today was MUCH BETTER. I have many good stories I could choose from to share tonight, but I have decided to go with the most touching moment of the day.

Yesterday I came home and asked God what I was doing here. I miss my old friends, church, and school. I was basically whining to God. I can only imagine God looking at us when we are like that and thinking, "Just wait and see what I have for you..." After today, I am convinced that He loves us even when we act like toddlers and complain to Him....

I have been tutoring FaveKid for several weeks now, and I REALLY enjoy it. I volunteered to do it, as he is my student who works the hardest for me, but also struggles the most with staying on task. I only tutor him two days a week, so it's a pretty fun gig. I don't do it for pay, I just do it because it was something God had laid on my heart as I was praying over who to tutor this year.

So last week I was in a meeting and the parents of AvoidingWorkKid asked me if I would tutor their son two or three days a week. I honestly didn't want to do it. I mean, in a selfish way I really enjoyed only being tied up two afternoons a week. Last year I was tutoring two kids (one for pay and one for free) and I was busy EVERY day. So after the parents asked me, I heard the Lord nudging me to do it. I was honestly frustrated because I didn't want more work. However, I know better than to tell the Lord "No." So I accepted the tutoring gig.

Today I started with AvoidingWorkKid after school, and it went well. I will admit, he tried to avoid work every chance he got, but it was easier to deal with him since it was just the two of us. I also feel it will be a good avenue to build a better relationship with him. He's in sixth grade, so it's not like he'll be with me again next year, so it's kinda cool.

After tutoring, his Mom was waiting for him. I walked him out and explained to her what we had gotten done. (Which wasn't much because we had to clean out his desk and notebook and sift through all his unfinished work that he had tried to hide so he wouldn't have to do it. I told him that if I just hid my electric bill and didn't pay it, lights would be off, but he didn't seem to get it.) After explaining it all, she handed me an envelope and said they want to pay me for tutoring. This kid and his family are from another country and she let me know (when I tried to not take the money) that it would be an insult to them if I didn't let them pay. I stood there, smiled, and said, "Thank You. That is very kind of you."

When I moved here, I gave up one tutoring gig for the dream of being closer to IHOP-KC.

And God gave me THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT per hour that I was making before in my previous tutoring job in my last chapter of my life.

I walked back to my classroom, looked around the HUGE room, and told the Lord "Thanks."

I hadn't even prayed for the money but God knows our hearts and (I think) sometimes just wants to bless us.

And to remind us that we're right where He wants us.

Thank You, Lord!

Life.
Is.
Good.