At the end of yesterday's blog, I shared how I was still unsure about how I was going to get from Chicago to Kalamazoo on Christmas eve (it was beginning to feel like a remake of Home Alone!). Well, God answered my prayers in a big way, just like I knew He would!!
A friend of mine, from home, happens to live in Chicago, and happens to be traveling home on Christmas eve! Praise the Lord for His sovereignty and for the way He takes care of His children.
I'm feeling very blessed. (even more so when I think about all the money we save on not paying for a Christmas eve flight!)
I hope seeing God work in my life encourages you to look for how He works in your own. Because, my friends, He is working.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Praise and Relief (a bit)
So, one praise for the day is that I didn't get hurt when a car side-swiped me on my scooter. It was turning right and didn't bother to slow down or check for smaller vehicles in the way. I was a bit at fault...I saw its blinkers and didn't move (because I assumed the driver would check...silly me!). But nothing was damaged and no one was hurt. Phew! It's my goal to be more cautious from now on (I am admittedly a kinda-reckless scooter driver...but only when I'm riding solo!)
Had another snafu with my flight. United changed my flights (hmm...similar story to last year!), but the problem this time is that it interfered with my Chicago-Kalamazoo flight via American Eagle. With the changed times, I was left with only 30 minutes to claim my bags, change terminals, check-in, and board. Not happening. After a bit of research on orbitz.com, I was nervous my ticket was non-refundable. After praying about it, I called their customer service and she gave me a 100% refund on my ticket. I was shocked and so happy, I thanked her about a hundred times. After the call, I was in tears of relief. And then a minute later I hear from my computer, "um...Miss Walker?" HA! I had forgotten to hang up the skype call and she had heard my sniffles and sighs of relief! Hahaha. Whoops!
Still don't have it all figured out as to how I'm getting from Chicago to Kalamazoo on Christmas Eve, but I'm trusting it will all work out. It has this far!! I just love watching how God takes care of me. Even if things had not gone this well, I know something good would have come of it. That's the kind of God I have.
Had another snafu with my flight. United changed my flights (hmm...similar story to last year!), but the problem this time is that it interfered with my Chicago-Kalamazoo flight via American Eagle. With the changed times, I was left with only 30 minutes to claim my bags, change terminals, check-in, and board. Not happening. After a bit of research on orbitz.com, I was nervous my ticket was non-refundable. After praying about it, I called their customer service and she gave me a 100% refund on my ticket. I was shocked and so happy, I thanked her about a hundred times. After the call, I was in tears of relief. And then a minute later I hear from my computer, "um...Miss Walker?" HA! I had forgotten to hang up the skype call and she had heard my sniffles and sighs of relief! Hahaha. Whoops!
Still don't have it all figured out as to how I'm getting from Chicago to Kalamazoo on Christmas Eve, but I'm trusting it will all work out. It has this far!! I just love watching how God takes care of me. Even if things had not gone this well, I know something good would have come of it. That's the kind of God I have.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Slacker
I realize I've been a terrible blogger lately. The semester got away from me, and before I knew it a month had passed since my last (lame) post. Let me give you brief update on things since October.
*Went to Beijing for about a week. Had a company-wide conference there, and then spent some time sight-seeing. One of my professors from Cedarville was at our conference, which was super-cool! Plus, there was a Children's Lit track, which made the whole thing awesome. Finally saw the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square at night, and generally bummed around.
*My class went from 18 to 17. We discovered one student had accidentally been put in 1st instead of Kindergarten. Whoops. She's with her peers now, doing well.
*My online course for my master's degree is busy. It's Research in Children's Literature. Blech. It's been fairly interesting, but not so much that I'm really excited to do the work. 2 more weeks and then it's over, and I'm hitting the pause button my degree. I'll have a Certificate in Children's Literature, so I at least have something to show for my work!!
*We got a new kitten. Captain Chino Briyaqn Von Bootsensteve. He's cute when he purrs (which is often), but he's got some super-annoying tendencies. i.e. digging in the trash and carrying it all over the house.
*Ran my first organized run/race this morning--Chengdu's first annual Turkey Trot. It was almost 5k (measuring was a teeny bit off), and I did it in about 30 minutes. I was proud of myself.
*I'm healthy for my 2nd Thanksgiving in a row!! My first three here in China I was sick. I was beginning to think I'm allergic to Thanksgiving. Ate too much, watched some football highlights, and enjoyed time with my huge Chengdu family.
*Arcades have their own universal language. I LOVE ARCADING. It's super-fun, and today I went to one for the first time in China. I rock at racing games, I'm pretty good at shooting games, and with time I could kick some butt on the percussion master game. AND, there's a Karaoke Booth. Awe.some.
See why I haven't blogged much? There's so much to say, I get overwhelmed.
But to my "dedicated" readers, I do often think of what I could write about in my blog...it just usually comes to me as I'm brushing my teeth and don't have time to blog that second. I'll try to do better.
Happy Thanksgiving! In Chinese, it's
*Went to Beijing for about a week. Had a company-wide conference there, and then spent some time sight-seeing. One of my professors from Cedarville was at our conference, which was super-cool! Plus, there was a Children's Lit track, which made the whole thing awesome. Finally saw the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square at night, and generally bummed around.
*My class went from 18 to 17. We discovered one student had accidentally been put in 1st instead of Kindergarten. Whoops. She's with her peers now, doing well.
*My online course for my master's degree is busy. It's Research in Children's Literature. Blech. It's been fairly interesting, but not so much that I'm really excited to do the work. 2 more weeks and then it's over, and I'm hitting the pause button my degree. I'll have a Certificate in Children's Literature, so I at least have something to show for my work!!
*We got a new kitten. Captain Chino Briyaqn Von Bootsensteve. He's cute when he purrs (which is often), but he's got some super-annoying tendencies. i.e. digging in the trash and carrying it all over the house.
*Ran my first organized run/race this morning--Chengdu's first annual Turkey Trot. It was almost 5k (measuring was a teeny bit off), and I did it in about 30 minutes. I was proud of myself.
*I'm healthy for my 2nd Thanksgiving in a row!! My first three here in China I was sick. I was beginning to think I'm allergic to Thanksgiving. Ate too much, watched some football highlights, and enjoyed time with my huge Chengdu family.
*Arcades have their own universal language. I LOVE ARCADING. It's super-fun, and today I went to one for the first time in China. I rock at racing games, I'm pretty good at shooting games, and with time I could kick some butt on the percussion master game. AND, there's a Karaoke Booth. Awe.some.
See why I haven't blogged much? There's so much to say, I get overwhelmed.
But to my "dedicated" readers, I do often think of what I could write about in my blog...it just usually comes to me as I'm brushing my teeth and don't have time to blog that second. I'll try to do better.
Happy Thanksgiving! In Chinese, it's
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