The Random Thoughts that are this Day

Random thoughts that have peppered my day . . .

• I am so impressed when others notice the little things. When someone will say thank you for a seemingly small task or recognize the things that you do that you think no one ever sees. There is something about that that makes you feel so appreciated and seen. I want to be better at speaking to those things in other people. 
• I'm not really sure why it takes thirty plus years to even begin to understand that just as you are, you are loved by the Creator. Why is it that the opinions of others matter so much, and the truth of what God says seems to be pushed aside? Why do I constantly feel like I have to be different for others to really like me? Isn't it enough that God loves me . . . doesn't that mean that if others don't like me or think I'm all that special, it's their loss?
• Sometimes I feel like I am constantly trying to justify where I've come from and the things that God has been teaching me (or continues to have to try to teach me). I want so much to rejoice in those lessons, to have the vision to see where I have been and really understand where I am now. Knowing that where I am now is right where He wants me to be.
• I'm such an impatient person . . . I hate waiting.
• This song could have been written from my heart's thoughts and longings . . . a beautiful picture . . . oh that I might live in the tears and the questions  - "Blessings"  by Laura Story

Random thoughts . . . but those that surround my day nonetheless.