Miracles Can Happen...

Many people today don't believe in miracles for one reason or another. Perhaps it is because the Red Sea has never been parted in front of their eyes...the miracles frequent throughout the Bible have never manifested themselves in a person's lifetime.

I, myself, believe in the day-to-day miracles...the little things that happen that the Lord absolutely must be doing...

And one of those happened today. It may seem small to others, but to me, it was huge.

My first two years at APU, I had the greatest suitemates/roommates ever--Sara, Leslie, Allison, Jessica. We all got along and were great friends, were crazy together, etc. When I went to Washington, D.C., APU filled my spot in the apartment, and I thought that I would not be able to live with them again.

Well, Jessica is graduating next week, so there is an opening. And last night, Sara, Leslie and Ananda asked me to be their roommate for our last semester together!

That's not the miracle...though it is incredibly awesome!

The deadline for housing changes was Friday, December 4th--though we didn't know that because it wasn't well advertised. So, first thing this morning, I went to the Housing Director, and she was not pleased. "We have deadlines for a reason", etc. But, finally, she said that if I was able to get the form from my Residence Director (RD), and get all the signatures on the form (9 total), by 10am, she'd process it.

That gave me an hour to get the signatures of my RD, my current RA, my future RA, current and future roommates...all of whom were spread out everywhere, and I didn't know where to find most of them.

Sounds impossible, right? I thought so, and I told God that if He wanted this to happen, He'd have to do it because there was no way I could do it on my own.

Long story short, God brought all the people into my path (though I did have to run around quite a bit), and I had the paper signed by 9:45am.

And I am still amazed...the Housing Director said "Wow--you pulled off a miracle!" And I replied, "No, God did. I had nothing to do with it."

So, though it is sad to leave my current roommates, I'll only be four doors down...totally close enough to still hang out!

And I'll most definitely be needed in my new apartment, as both Sara and Leslie are having ACL reconstructive surgery this month, and will be "gimps"...it's my turn to return the favor that they did when they helped me after my arm surgery (and with my paralyzed hand)...

All in all, God is great. I am excited to live with these dear friends of mine once more! Miracles do happen, everyday. We just have to choose to recognize them for what they are.