Today I'm thankful for random sparks with high schoolers such as a couple of my charter school Zumba kids recognizing me in public and out of context, the opportunity to give even one girl something fun and constructive to do after school with a night of UNO and bananagrams over her usual boredom at home, and ethical discussions in the TORCH office and "Why don't more people with so much power use it for good?".
I'm thankful for a wonderful few days last week with a visit from one of my lovely college roommates, proving that even if we don't stay in touch well, our Carleton connection and friendship has meant something and has extended into the real world. Though her stay was short, I'm thankful to have had that little time with her to have a roommate again, to catch up, and to be little old ladies and just cook/eat/talk and sleep at early hours.
And I'm so thankful for placement in Tucson for a year of service starting late August with the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s Young Adult Volunteer program! I'm so blessed to have this opportunity to work with Latino communities there and get more direct experience with issues of social justice, migration, and solidarity work with Latin America. Plus as Minnesota is getting smacked with another snowstorm in mid-March, I am definitely excited for warm weather next winter.
I have also been inspired by a long-time friend who I never expected to talk about faith with, but our friendship has remained strong over the years and our journeys to faith have even somewhat converged. How amazing to hear her experience being touched by God recently in ways she might not understand though she knows she has felt changed. She passed along this quote to me too: "During your times of trial and suffering, when you only see one set of footprints it was then that I carried you." Though you may not see it or feel it, God is there with you no matter what, and God loves you no matter what. It may be a process, but once you attune your senses, open your eyes to God's wonders, the evidence is everywhere! May we live in that love.
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