Visions of Mini Marshmallows

You know, I may be the only person who thinks the recession has been beneficial. I'll tell you why... because it has forced me, through involuntary unemployment, to search my soul and take time to heal, and to spend lots of time sitting and listening to God. I bring this up because it if you are going to read this blog you will need to know something about me. Resting is my favorite pass time. I rest to survive. When I rest I soak up all the love of the Father through knowing that I am loved and accepted in the simple state of being. This is important because I am a recovering striver. I was addicted to doing, to accomplishing, to having to matter, to needing to make a difference in the world. And I can tell you all that got me was a lot of stress and feeling like I was never good enough. If you live in America I'm sure you can relate. We base our worth of of what we "do" and it's just not the way God intended.

So anyway, I was resting in the love of God when mini marshmallows came to mind. I thought it odd they would pop into my head. I never really think of them. But they kept coming back at dinner and again that evening. Mini Marshmallows. And hot chocolate. Then it occurred to me... "We must have a Christmas party for the ladies at the salon who did our hair and pedicures!"

I went to the salon with a friend who ended up talking to her stylist about life and the stylist said she needed peace. So after my friend got her hair blow dried we prayed with the stylist for God to give her peace. Then the lady doing my pedicure mentioned that she felt like she needed God in her life more and so we asked her if she'd like to come over for tea and Bible study. She is divorced and has little kids and she thought that sounded just like what she needed to encourage her.

So after I started thinking about mini-marshmallows and hot chocolate I realized we should throw a Christmas party for the salon ladies and their kids. One is new to the area and the other hasn't been in church. I drove to downtown and presented this idea to the stylist and she seemed so touched!

This is what the blog is about- sharing stories of how easy it is to touch the lives of people you meet every day. It just takes the extra effort to invest in the lives of people you encounter by talking to them and asking them meaningful questions about their lives.