My freshman year in college was a lonely one for me. The small group that they had placed me in did not contain anyone that I was friends with and I felt completely alone. My room mate was a friend from high school and I had her but she had hit it off with her small group and there were times when she wasn't around. I did a lot of crying and praying during that fall.
My father decided to send me a card a day so that when I would walk all the way down the hill to the post office I would have something when I got there. It was during the walk back up to the dorm that I found my comfort that is still with me to this day.
I was alone and crying and praying and I was telling God exactly how I felt. Now, I'm not one to ask God for signs but on that day I did. I said God I feel so alone I just need to feel you. About that time an animal ran out of the woods, looked at me and went on his merry little way. To me that was my answer. So, it got to be common practice on my walk back up the hill to look for the animal. It brought me comfort and I eventually made friends and loved my college experience.
I'm now married with two children. One day when my kids were young I was having a particularly hard day and I wanted to cry, but if you cry around small children it tends to freak them out so I didn't. We were stuck in traffic and I looked up at the vehicle that had cut me off. Staring at me was the biggest cow I had ever seen. Once the cow and I had eye contact, the cow took its long black tongue and placed it in his nose. It made me laugh outloud. Exactly what I needed.
The photograph above is of a creature that landed on the deck of my new house when I was feeling sad and alone missing my old neighborhood and wondering if we had made the right choice. My God is a God of love and understanding and he knows exactly what I need when I need it.
I pray that you are able to find comfort and humor in your day today.
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