tender mercies

today at work there was a woman that came in for coffee that works at the salon across the parking lot.  she comes in every so often and usually gets the same thing.  i wasn't the one to actually ring up her order, but i started making her usual.  what i didn't notice was that she had actually ordered a size smaller than what i was making.  i commented that i wasn't paying attention and made her usual size drink and smiled that my error was in her favor.  she quickly thanked me and responded that my mistake was an example of our Lord's tender mercies.  she didn't have enough money to get her usual so she compromised with something smaller and was blessed to receive confirmation that the Lord does in fact know her; enough to answer her tiniest prayers.  her story about how she felt the Lords hand in her life at that moment struck me.  what a beautiful thing to know that we are so loved, loved enough to have our silly, tiny, meaningless wants, wishes and hopes made possible.

today, i also received that confirmation with a phone call where i was offered a full-time position as the Life Skills Coordinator with a refugee program in the area.  after almost 2 longs years of searching,  stressing, and almost giving up i landed a job. a real job that actually uses the degree i earned and feared i was starting to forget.  i think i'm still in shock that it's actually happening- lets just hope i can get over the shock by wednesday at 9am when i report for my first day!  

thank you so much friends and family for your love, support and prayers!  what a beautiful day it has been- full of tender mercies.