Spoiled

I feel so spoiled.
I'm supposed to be having a hard time having less stuff, right?
All my belongings literally fit inside my car.


Yet I am sitting here at Starbucks, with the biggest grin on my face, thinking


"I am the luckiest girl in the world"


How can it be?


Well I have the coolest Daddy ever, to start things off.
No, not my earthly Daddy (he's pretty cool) but my perfect, all-powerful Daddy in Heaven. My Creator and sustainer.


The One who calls me to rise in the morning and looks at me like I'm the most lovely thing and says "this is very good" :)


He says "hey I have something for you to do!!" and I jump for joy.
Yes, I'll sell my stuff, here we go. Okay what now, Lord?


And He tells me to love on my brothers and sisters.
Encourage the ones who are quieter.
Empower the men.
Call out the beauty in my sisters.


Okay awesome.


I walked into Starbucks today, expecting to get a Salted Caramel Mocha Frappuccino (which is my SECOND favorite drink)


Last year around this time of the year, I was a REGULAR here at this Starbucks.
They knew my name, they knew my order, they recognized my voice over the drive-thru. I made a lot of friends in green aprons :) My friends also controlled my coffee, so you can imagine the "special treatment" I'd get when I ordered my all-time favorite, the Caramel Brulee Frappuccino. The candy bits? The good stuff? Oh yeah, it was ridiculous the amount of candy they put in my drink. Heck, they've even given me a whole bottle of the candy bits before.


Sadly this drink is no longer on the menu, so that's why I expected to get the Salted Caramel Mocha, still amazing. Still would have been the ultimate treat because superfluous spending went right out the window for me.


Well I am greeted with "HEEEEEY YOUUUU!!!" and familiar faces peeking at me from behind the counter. Two of my friends, making a scene, and delighted to inform me that they have the ingredients and the syrups and the crazy awesome candy bits to make *dun dun dun*

The CARAMEL BRULEE FRAPPUCCINO!!!!!

I got to share with the girls about my mission trip, and they were excited to hear about it.
So I'm sitting here, grinning from ear to ear, reading James, listening to The Civil Wars, Ray LaMontagne, Glen Hansard, & Gungor, having such a wonderful day in my life.


I've gotten to visit with the Community Groups at my church, and tonight I'm visiting another one! I've been communicating well with people.


My to-do list is still ridiculously long, but when is it not?


My day is beautiful. I got to watch the sunset and hear a new worship song on the radio that made me smile. It said "there's no place like home" :)


The perfect words for a missionary who hasn't left home yet. Yearning to leave, but realizing that today is such a blessing. I am one spoiled daughter of God.
Thank You Lord.


Here's that song, enjoy it <3