Journal Entry: God Bless Kim

Several days ago, we packed up, and got on an airplane to start our new venture.  Our plans were to pick up my car in Oakland, and allow my son to experience his very first road trip, by driving cross-country.  The morning we arrived in Oakland, my Aunt was supposed to pick us up at the airport.  We arrived at 0915. 

DAY1
0900 I received a message from Kim that she was going to run to her storage to move a couch, and will be there to pick us up as soon as she was done.

GOD Moments: Am I an Angel?

Very often I have God moments.  A God moment is when I'll think about something, or ask God a question, and he DIRECTLY responds to me. (Click here for a full God Moment Definition)  Non-believers will question me, but it does happen to me.

As I open my car door this morning, I see a plastic bag full of coins from the day we had our garage sale. It must've been @least $25-30 in quarters. (I'm only estimating, but it was a lot of quarters).

I jump in the drivers seat, and have a conversation with myself. The conversation went exactly like this. (YES! I have conversations with myself all the time! Especially in the car.)

*conversing with my thoughts
"What am I going to do with that bag of money? I don't have enough time today to stop and change it out."

Are Goodbyes a Permanent Thing?

I realized that the reason I work non-stop is to keep my mind occupied. Today I decided to actually sit down and take some time to myself. 'Relax'

For those that know me, you all know this is a rare thing. Turns out.... I get philosophical, and think too much when I'm idle. Is it a good or a bad thing? I'm not sure.

Today I decided to catch up on some missed episodes of shows I enjoy watching. An episode of Army Wives in particular got me really emotional. A particular character said in so many words, "We've been lucky that we haven't been separated. We live the Army life, and at some point, we all have to go." In a different show a character said, Is Bye a threat? Someone responded, Why would you think that? She responds, because it's so permanent. Goodbyes are so permanent.

Every day we interact with people, and sometimes those interactions turn into amazing friendships. Whether they are close knit, or just acquaintances there's no doubt that we all change each other's lives in some way, shape, or form. The hardest part of friendship, is saying goodbye. But Change is inevitable, and we must do it in order to grow, and prosper.