Oh. Wow.

So I was sad about being catless and Tom and I had finally begun working on decluttering the garage/barn so when we'd grown tired I asked him to buy us some sherbet. Which he did, gladly.

And as we sat watching an American Pickers rerun suddenly I thought, "Hey! I can take back my room upstairs now!"

Amongst all my busyness, I'd not yet considered this wonderful thing. So that's what I did and oh, the excitement! 

Tom went out to mow upon his tractor, then I skipped upstairs and removed Naomi's things (she still has a bit of stuff left here) and vacuumed, dusted this room I'd not slept in for one year. 

But then when I went downstairs to bring my clothes back up, I stopped at the computer for an email check.That's when I saw it! The email from the Buffalo Court. And this is what it said:


"This letter is to inform you that your request to have your Jury service postponed has been approved.  Your jury service has been deferred by this court."

Oh my goodness. I screamed! With joy, of course. And then I whispered, "Thank-you, Jesus" probably 8 times while running out to Tom where I shouted into his ear (over the din of the mighty tractor), "I got an email and I don't have to do jury duty!"

I ran back inside, grabbed my clothes and returned back to my upstairs room with I Love Lucy playing and my veins pulsating with glee.

And too? I felt thankful that I'd been firm with myself when I mailed-off my form to the court (with my whinings of why now is an impossible time for me), for I told myself that in no way would I spoil the next three weeks with dread. Instead, I'd choose to believe I'd not have to drive those 35 miles to downtown Buffalo to a place I knew not how to find.

So I didn't. Allow myself to dread that possibility, I mean. Whenever that temptation arose I chose, instead, faith that I'd not have to go. Belief for a good outcome. 

Again, oh wow. 

I have my own special room back,
a getaway place of peace, 
plus, I don't have jury duty. 

My heart felt utterly joyful and I even went downstairs at 4:00 a.m., made hot chocolate and came back up to watch Gilmore Girls (1st season) humming all the while. Grateful out-of-my-mind.

So let this encourage you. If you are facing a hard time and just hanging in there as best as you can, putting into practice all the good things God taught you, well, a reward is coming. A reward God sees as best. If you keep believing, even when things look as though they'll never change. 

Do what you can and then God will do the rest.



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And let me add--jury duty is a wonderful responsibility! Truly. 

But there are times when--emotionally--it would send us over the edge, spill our already too full plate. And for me, this was one of those times.


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