A Familiar Friend...

So this moment is just so blog-worthy that in all of my 40 minutes left before school starts I just had to hop on and share.

You know those moments where you are stuck? Where life has you so bogged-down that you can't see past your own problems/stresses/nerves? I have felt this way for the past two days. (Well, maybe in and out of it for the past month) But I was doing SO WELL for the past two weeks. Stress free, clear-headed, continuously talking myself away from feeling overwhelmed with final projects, and tests. Yesterday, I broke. I couldn't handle it anymore. I went to work and could no longer carry it all. Mostly stressed, and nervous because of the biology test I had to take last night, I was just... tired. The feeling carried over to today even though I got sleep and the test was over. I got up early to get things done for school today. Went to school early and found myself with time to sit in the coffee shop on campus and calm down. As I sat completely succumbed by my final printmaking project. What do I hear?

"Yuppedy, Yuppedy, yay!"

Yes. You read that right.

"Yuppedy, Yuppedy, yay!"

I sat straight up. These words, my dear blog-readers, are words spoken by one special person and one special person only. Patrick. Patrick was the youngest of the three men at the JBS residential program Wes and I both worked at last summer. Though I loathed working for the place, I genuinely cared for the residents. Since JBS closed down we have heard that the guys have moved on to much better circumstances and I haven't seen them since. So, I looked around and there he was. Patrick, sitting amidst a group of other guys, surely out with his day program. He won't remember me, but I can't stop smiling. I am still fighting tears as I sit in this moment. I feel free from being "stuck." Stuck in my own self-pity and stress. I continue to work, and a man comes over to me and says "Excuse me, do you mind if I play?" as he points to the piano I am sitting directly next to. I say "Not at all" and I am now sitting here, typing in freedom, smiling and holding back my tears thinking, "Good one God. Good one."

Just when you feel as though you can't see past your current circumstances, God can surprise you like that. God is laughing with me: "Nice try Katie... but you'll be fine... "

The simply beauties in life.... like the sound of a piano, or the sound of a familiar friend. Happy Wednesday everyone. I look forward to see you all this weekend. I leave for CA tonight.