Summer Nights

Chello.
It's been awhile. So sorry! I can't believe how much more difficult it is to blog during the summer, but a really cool thing happened to me the other day and I just have to share it! So I was driving around, and it was the second time since I've "landed" in Maryland that I went out by myself for purposes other than work so I had my TomTom with me so I wouldn't get lost. Well my plan was to get to the nearest, quickest, and easiest post office to buy some Mother Theresa stamps, but apparently those were like a limited time deal (boo on on you UPS! jk ;) So I hop in Vivica ( my car ) and we're driving, following the voice of Mr. TomTom. We went through areas that I think only people who live there really drive through, like they were way neighborhoody and not so much drive through areas, only to come up to the spot where Mr. TomTom says the closest P.O. is... There was no visible P.O.... So I keep driving although I had no idea where I was or where I was going. I was just hoping and praying for a gas station or something for me to pull over in so I could find the next-nearest P.O.

In the midst of this whole, huge neighborhood I came across only one public building... A church. Our Lady of Mercy. I couldn't help but chuckle at God's not-so-subtle way of telling me to chill out about where I am in life and what path He's taking me down. I was completely lost, yet totally trusting and where was I brought to? My Father's house! Of all places! No matter where we are in our lives and no matter how much we question God and His plans for us, we should have faith enough to trust Him to lead us where He desires us. We should "set our feet upon the path of prayer (somewhere in Sirach)" and trust God's guidance. We may not know where we're going, but He does and His plan is a great one! The church was not the destination that I was aiming for, nor was it a place I wanted to stop in at on Saturday morning, but it's what God brought me to. Sometimes we're too caught up in our own goals and our own plans to see the great gifts and opportunities that are waiting for us to take advantage of them. When was the last time you asked Jesus to take the wheel? Do you even realize what opportunities you're missing out on because of yourself? That's a rough question, but it's one that many people aren't asking.

So I posted to share that story with you, but also to say that (obviously) I'm not posting regularly on Friday/Saturdays for the rest of summer. I may post a few random times or I may not. We shall have to wait and see, but whatever happens between now and the first week of September, I hope that you feel the Spirit living within you and follow it. Live with love and live with passion. Live and love like everyday is your last, because we "know not the time nor hour."

Love and Warm wishes!
Hasta luego!