It rained today.

Ever have those days when you just wake up knowing the list of things that you have to do and you recognize that He is not a majority priority on it? That was today.

Ok. I've got about  45 emails that I want to respond to and get to spend time with. I need to write 2 lesson plans for next week. I want to relax and I want to create something. I need to finish the movie for next years teachers and I want to try to talk to some friends. I need to go for a run and get some exercise and I'd like to play the guitar some too. I need to finish up my teammates gift and WOW my apartment is messy (even though it seems as if I just cleaned it) and I want to spend some time with Him. Pssh... yeah right, like I was giving Him the best part of my day.

After 2 hours of very distracted not really quiet time or not really working, I started getting somewhere but then got a call to run an errand for a student. That also turned into eating lunch with another teacher off campus and 5 hours later, I was back still not satisfied with my connection with Him. After a while longer of still arguing with Him and semi-distracted and telling Him my frustrations I found myself being freed and satisfied and drawing on the kitchen walls (their tile and it was dry erase marker) followed by a little guitar (still working on the same one song) and during this time. It was pouring down the rain. (I know for those of you in the states that have been rained on for like the last 40 days non-stop, you dont care, but for me, it's beautiful.) So what you think of as April showers tend to come in May in Changchun, China. It wasn't until like mid-april that I had seen rain for the first time in the last 6+ months - before that it was always snow.) It was very peaceful and relieving. I found myself satisfied in Him and ready to move on with the rest of my day... at 7:30pm. I ended up doing more art and nothing that I "needed" to do because I was still spending time with Him. BUTTTTTT I do have good news.

I had a student come up to me this week wanting to change her English name (which I usually dont let because I have enough issues trying to remember their first one) but it turns out its basically the same name, she had just found out she had been spelling it wrong all year. I let it go and later got to thinking, I wonder what that means? I looked it up and it means "an evening warship service." mmmmm. Interesting I thought. I texted another student in her class who's in the family and asked if she was in the family. She replied "Yes she is! She believe this semester"  :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D I don't know when and I dont know how but I do know Who and that's awesome. I'm going to try to meet with the two of them later this week and just talk about some stuff. I'm so excited. It's like one of my little girls came home from camp and now believes! :-D I am so excited. I'm not really sure I had anything to do with it as I didn't get to talk to her about anything, but I feel like He's letting me know that somehow Him in me sparked something or fueled something that was already there so I feel pretty excited about it. I wanted to let you know and pass it on. It rained goodness today. Grace like rain and peace to the eternal soul. :-D :-D :-D He is GOOOOOOD!  That is all. Sanks.