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it's almost two in the morning!

i went to the bank today. set up an automatic savings plan, applied for my first credit card, walked away feeling productive. yeah, all i can say is finally. so, finally.

you know its funny. since that day i prayed over michelle, God and spirituality has come up in conversation more than 3 times. she mentioned feeling more peaceful since telling him what she needs. she sent me a website with The Lords Prayer, and i sent her james 1. i like james 1. after our office unfortunately did not win the $40 million 6/49 jackpot, she made a comment about us being the only 2 in the office who said we'd still go to work for the sake of the company, and apparently we're the only ones who should deserve to win anything anyways. well i think God has a reason for everything. the company would have gone under if everyone left. that is so true, and we were the only ones who said we would stay. you know what that is? values. and you know we'll be the rich ones at the end of it because we're more focused on keeping relationships (or something like that). yeah, because God will provide no matter what happens. mmhmmmm..he sure does... and really, if i ever won $2 million, i'd find it harder to trust God. yeah, exactly. that's how i see it, too.

so it's been pretty cool. i was telling nathan today how i don't think michelle is the only reason why im working at first national. but i believe God wants to use us wherever we are, and good relationships are key to really showing Christ's love to others. so we need to make sure that every relationship we have is nurtured at every opportunity. i could have gone off on a "Christ died a sacrificial death to redeem me so i have chosen to submit my entire life to him" tangent, but that's not what it's about. certainly, there comes a point when the complete explanation of salvation comes into play, but on a day to day basis, my focus is on solely connecting. i'm not a fan of bullhorn evangelism.

now. i'm excited for this weekend. going to the glenbow tomorrow with my family (never been a huge fan on the way to museums but once we're there it usually gets interesting) and then to a banquet at the church. church on sunday should be good, a man from tijuana who helps organize our mission trips came up for a weekend conference and he'll be speaking at Awaken. he's a really good speaker... inspirational.

hmmmm... i like chiantis. nathan got sick tonight so i half slept-half finished watching the interpreter with his family, and then came home to my roommate watching the family man with her friends and a chocolate donut from timmies -- half of which i ate, even though i refused a donut offered to me at nathan's. mmmm balancing whole wheat pasta with extra fatty goodness.

it is more than half past two now and consequently my contacts have become glued to my eyes. subsequently, my grammar has become unglued.

goodnight :)