Twice God put people in my path for encouragement.
Running in the cold wind and dropping temperatures, I’m thinking this is the last row and it is time to go home. Just as I start to run the row a vehicle pulls up making me wonder what are they doing.
I do keep my eyes open to what is going on around me because a vehicle has followed me in the past.
The day before while I am running, a vehicle drives in and parks behind bushes without me noticing, to hide?
It is in the left side of this picture.
Running past the bushes I am shocked to see the vehicle sitting there. I watch and take pictures because the person is not acting normal like putting flowers on a grave or moving at all. At one point the man gets out of the vehicle as if motioning to someone ahead.
Thankfully my husband brings the dogs so taking Sam I am comfortable to run past the vehicle that sat there for an hour?
Running on snow and ice is time consuming.
This is an icy spot, you can see where a vehicle spun out on ice and I slipped myself.
After changing dogs I notice the vehicle is gone. What was this guy doing there for so long? Was he waiting for me to leave for some reason?
This is why I wonder about vehicles parking as I run.
But today, as I approach the vehicle the door is open. My goal is to figure out how to get around it without stepping into the deep snow, just then she shuts the door for me to get by. The lady and her husband are putting out Christmas decorations at cemeteries.
Starting up a conversation about the weather as I tell her how God has healed me so I am able to run and gain strength. Then life shut it down for a bit, but now my running is returning.
She understands about life because she is about my age. I offer her information about this blog and she is interested. The stupid thing happened when I try to show her the site. My phone updated overnight and it is difficult to figure out how to get off of amazon to justfullofgrace.org as we stand in the cold wind. Finally it does what is needed and she is able to see it.
Most of the people I talk to who are my age or older don’t have any desire to be on a computer, but she was willing to wait for me to fine it and show her in this freezing wind.
The next thing that happens is while ordering collagen from TBN/Ancient Nutrition I receive a discount of $5 for being the first person to call. The interesting part is I was not watching TBN at the time but looking up the last time I ordered it. So, I just happened to call at the moment they are expecting many to make the call.
It took me a minute to understand what was happening but then I offered to tell the phone clerk about justfullofgrace.org.
He looks it up and says, “It’s in the first place on Google.”
Years ago an older woman tried to find my site and and found a musician, this is why I try to show it to people I am talking to.
Why is this exciting?
Back 40 years ago I realized people I was with had something I didn’t have. I asked God for what they had and He FILLED ME WITH LOVE, JOY, PEACE, AND A DESIRE TO STUDY SCRIPTURE.
After being offered to Satan and being bullied my thoughts were very dark, but God started invading my thoughts with Good God thoughts.
My response has always been to tell everyone about how God filled me; most of my life I have been more like a bull in a china shop, overwhelming people.
But God has been refining me, teaching me how to be softer and not so demanding. I don’t really know how, but somehow people seem to be wanting more instead of pushing me away. It is a good thing.
Just for fun! This is a picture that reminds me of growing up in ND. I love the drifting snow but it does make running a driving more difficult.
God Bless each of us with heat and protection in these cold winter months.
