Not Just Another Sunday Morning

Sunday morning everything was against me.  I was trying to get our house ready to show potential buyers, getting ready for church and for going to St Augustine after the service, all before 8:30 A.M.  By the time we arrived at church I was stressed.  I watched all the beautiful, perfect people enter the building with their perfect kids and felt totally inadequate.

It's very hard going somewhere new with Joshua.  We had visited this church one time before, but I was not ready to face the stares from strangers who always seem to have this expressions like they are not sure what disability Joshua has, but if they stare long enough, maybe it will come to them.

Somehow, we manged our way through the crowd and upstairs to a remote loft with tables and chairs and a large TV screen on which we could watch the service without worry of causing too much distraction.  (I know, I am very self-conscious.  I'm workin on it.)

It was a great message on finance.  This is Allan's cup of tea, so to speak - he loves and is well educated in the is area.  Joshua enjoyed a coffee smoothie and drew on a paper.

When it was time to go, we decided to slip out early as we had to hit the road to St. Augustine.  As I walked past a teenage girl, she motioned to me to come over.   Pointing to Joshua she said, "I just want to tell you that I see so much light coming from him".

I wasn't even aware anyone was watching him.  I thanked her and told her that was really encouraging to me.  Wow!  She must be an amazing girl, herself.  It was worth coming just to hear those words.  Thank you God, Light of the World,  for that gift!!  And help me not be afraid to shine some of Your light too!