the detour...

you always here of the stories of God's protection...like those on the day of the horrific 9/11...someone was late getting to work...or someone had a blister and had to stop at the drug store...how many times we won't or don't know of the times that we were stuck at a red light...or traffic...and what God was protecting us from...

i had the opposite of that happen...on monday...i was literally not home all day...i was out with a friend...but i told her i needed to be home by 4pm because i had bible study...well...we got home at 4:15...her house...so i had no time to go home...grab my stuff for bible study...or the networking group meeting afterwards...i knew that it was going to be a long nite...so i had just enough time to get to starbucks to get my venti skinny hazelnut latte =)

walked in to starbucks...it was a breeze...no one in line...got my order in...grabbed my cup of delishishness (is that a word? did i spell it right?) i had 5 minutes left to get to bible study...and then i remembered...well i had already known because i called her that morning to sing to her my most dramatic version of happy birthday ever...i wanted to bring rosarita her birthday drink...so i called her and asked her what she would like...she was thrilled! awwwww...this meant that i needed to stop at the starbucks at the mall...can you envision it?? cra-ay-zee-ness!

so i walked in...and the line was looonnnggg....and i knew at this point that i was going to be late...which is something i really don't like to be...and am usually very very punctual...but...i really needed to do this for rosarita...

as i was standing in line...i kept hearing a lady's voice that kind of sounded familiar...but i didn't want to turn around...so i kept waiting in the never ending long long line...

when i finally was able to place my order...i went over to the area where you pick up...and then i saw her...the one who was attached to the voice...my long time friend suzie...i walked over to her table...she looked up...screamed...jumped up...and gave me the most incredible hug ever...sigh...

we chatted for a few minutes...she was in from out of town for a few days for a cousins funeral in sacramento...and now...here she was in the bay area...at starbucks...at the mall...we laughed that we had just chit chatted a while back on facebook about our wild teenage years...and then she hugged me again...she gives those hugs that are so heartfelt...you know the ones? you just feel enveloped in love...

so on monday...i thank God that he allowed the minor detour in my life...and being late for bible study...to get rosarita her birthday starbucks drink...and see an old friend who had married and moved far far away...and to get some incredible hugs...

He continues to bless me...