A missed opportunity?

I felt the need for some prayer time this evening, and I was distracted at home, so I grabbed my journal, a bottle of water, and a blanket and headed to Hermann Park. I undertook this same endeavor last Saturday as well, but I was interrupted by the visit of a rather large rat. However, ever the optimist, I decided to give the park another chance.

I was feeling rather lonely today, so I was praying for someone who would sit with me, hold me, and talk with me (guess what my love languages are). About that time, through my sniffles, I heard a voice asking me if I wanted some company. I soon learned the voice belonged to a bearded man who told me he was "wandering through the park--I mean, I have a home and a job--but I was walking through the park..." After a brief conversation, I politely declined his offer, and he left. I packed up my stuff and left shortly thereafter.

I know God's ways are higher than mine, but surely He wouldn't choose to answer my prayer with a wandering stranger, in the dark, when there were no witnesses in close proximity.

Middle School--where everything's a big deal

I watched a student almost slip into a panic attack today because he thought the fact that I counted him tardy to my class was going to keep him out of Harvard.

Gotta love the 7th-grade drama...

Love me some Jon Acuff

http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/09/the-question-we-all-ask/

I've heard sex sells, but really...???

Spotted along Highway 59:

A billboard that says merely "Still a Virgin?" and gives a number you can call "for help."

Wow...just...wow...

*UPDATE: Apparently the billboard is just a publicity stunt for a new Will Ferrell movie, but I don't think that makes it any less disturbing.

Either the greatest or the most annoying commercial ever

I'm going down to Cuba to see my friends...

Disobeying Shame

http://stuffchristianslike.net/2010/07/3388/