Above & Beyond

No idea what day of the "Surprise Me God" experiment I'm really on...day 21? 28? Doesn't really matter, just enjoying this time of seeing how God continues to surprise me throughout the course of my day (or night). Today was a busy day, and we were having company for dinner. They were coming at 6:30. At 6:30, I thought, "God, please surprise me by having these guys be about 10 minutes late -- there's no way I'll be ready if they get here right now." All kinds of little last-minute "busy-ness" going on at our house, prepping for dinner, getting kids out the door to basketball practice, dog eating her supper (and by eating, I mean throwing her food all over the floor), you name it.

Can't say I was too surprised when the doorbell did ring, 10 minutes later (thanks, God, for the extra time!) but I was very surprised to see our company walk in the door with a bouquet of flowers. These are four of the most awesome, fabulous young men I've ever known...and not just because they brought me roses. Steve & I truly enjoy their company, are glad to be able to give them a home-cooked meal, and always have a great time when these college guys are around. I'm thankful that they're willing to put up with "dinosaurs" like us - their stories are hysterically funny, their hearts belong to the Lord and they brighten my day up whenever they're around. God surprised me with His timing, His children, His gift of laughter and fellowship.

At the end of the day, He surprised me with alternating joy and frustration as I stayed up way too late, trying to finish a project on the computer. YES! It looks great, should be exactly what they asked for. NO! Not working right. YES! Should work this time. NO! Not working at all. It's now 2:00 in the morning. Guess hanging out with college students made me think I could handle late nights again. However, knowing that the alarm is going off in 3 1/2 hours is not going to be the kind of "surprise" I look forward to. Goodnight, and thanks, guys, for a great evening.