Sunday Smiles

"At Spiritually Unequal Marriage"

The children camped out last night with such exuberance declaring! Only three more days of school next week and we can camp out all we want!
Camping out means sleeping in the same room together.
I see Dash peeking around the corner to see if I notice they are awake. The glee!!!They just noticed the bulge in their stockings (Christmas) It is a little bag of "coal" a lump of coal. It is gum. I think it so fun to give them expectation. Oh the chatter and giddy revelations of new stuff to examine.
They are independent this morning. Two little souls searching out the thrill of adventure.
Speaking of adventure...My day free to work on the children's gifts yesterday ended in a fine on for me. My dear MILove encouraged me to take time off in my free day just for me. I was very tired after my marathon sewing project so after a wonderful hot shower i did so, even taking the time out to iron a shirt just for me. I had several gift cards that were in y bill fold for some time and I had just received another the night before. So I went to the Wal-Mart and got more batting. There was ONE cart left at the curb just for me. :) It was fun to just walk in and grab just what I wanted. And The very last item awaited me, as I with gratitude noticed. Upon leaving a young teen had arms full of fire wood so I gave him my cart much to his delight. The door man smiled and blessed me with an appreciative smile.
Leaving and onto the bookstore where to my delight this old card in my bag was worth $20 so stuffed toys for the kids and a dark chocolate Godiva bar for me :) I spent $.13 cents.
Onto Pei Wei (Pay Way) The night before when the hostess asked me of our meal.. She returned with a $10 gift card because it had been improperly prepared. So I got to go again last night and get an order take out. I ate in my car under a street light in the parking lot (with my doors locked). I decided to turn on the radio instead of the CD, and to my delight it was Garrison Kieler and "A Prairie Home Companion" BLUE GRASS GOSPEL! Oh man it was so perfect!
I said " I love you too" to Abba. They did a Gospel quartet of an old Tennessee spiritual I just enjoyed it so much.
Then onto a Walgreen's drugstore and I got the kids some more candy canes and a little nativity set to fill up the last few days of the advent calendar. If you are still with me here is the adventure.
While I was shopping a man passed me and oh I felt this darkness that I looked up into his face and oh the darkness! I felt strange and a fear came over me. I turned it to wisdom. I watched in the store mirrors as he cased the store to rob it. I watched him go to the photo counter and he was thinking it over . When I went to the pharmacy to report him. It was closed. It then clicked that I had authority here. I said softy for the enemy to stop and for him to leave this store NOW, In the name of the Lord Jesus Now go! I then walked toward the front of the store keeping my distance. Again in the very soft tones I said Leave here now in Jesus name. I headed toward the register where the teenage cashier was out of his place and straightening a shelf. The Man was moving toward him. I stayed back and just thought Now! leave! The man who was 10-15 feed in front of me turned toward me and looked so evil at me and as if an invisible force was pushing him went out the door looking angry at me (he was very thin and was probably on crack cocaine).
I cashed out and told the cashier what had just happened (how the man was about to rob him). He was so thankful and appreciative. The young man escorted me to my car thanking me. It was so powerful!
The gift of fear is wisdom. I was so proud of my courage to move out of the fear and into the authority of Christ. It was His authority and the man heard nothing audibly that I said.