A Bumpy Weekend

This past weekend definitely had its ups and downs.  It started off great!  I went to this really awesome shopping center on Friday to hang out with a couple of friends.  I was so thankful to have found people down here in Dallas to do things with.  After I got back, the "down" came.  My parents called and told me they had put our family dog down.  This was something I had expected for a long time, since Easter actually, but it is still hard.  Thinking about putting him in the ground and removing all his stuff from the house makes me cry almost every time.  I think it's going to be difficult when I get back home and he isn't there.  He was a part of our family for 17 years, the only pet I have ever known.  God was so gracious in letting our family have him for so long.

The next day, I was able to skype with all of my family back in Michigan.  My grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins were all there.  It was great to see them all, but it made me miss home that much more.  Then, for another "up", I got paid for the babysitting I had been doing all week!  I was really excited because I would have cash to pay for the tea house I would be going to later in the afternoon with several girls from the college group I have been attending. I stopped at the bank on my way to the party to cash the check I was given.  I had cashed a check there before, so I didn't think anything about doing it again.  After I handed the check to the teller and got my license out, I was informed there would be a $6 fee to cash the check because of the amount (which wasn't huge) and the fact I do not have an account there.  This put me over the top.  I wiped the tears off my face as I drove to my destination, just thinking about everything that had happened in the previous 18 hours.  My emotional side was definitely out in the open.

Luckily, the weekend ended on a good note.  I got to experience all the technical and behind-the-scenes work during all three services at the church on Sunday which was really fun.  After the final service, a couple girls came over and we had pizza while we just talked for a few hours, something I really needed.

So, despite getting little sleep and being on an emotional rollercoaster, God has helped me get through.  The Lord reminds me He is here with me over and over again.  And for that, I am so grateful.