Saturday

This week, Saturday is my perfect day of rest, relaxation, and restoration. It's just sad that after so many weeks of absolutely loving my job so, so much, and never wanting some weeks to end that this past week I found myself counting down to Saturday. I'm not sure exactly what changed in the two weeks I was gone, but I can tell there's been a change, and it's not all in myself that I see these changes. Maybe the pace of the summer is just wearing on people, maybe the lack of sleep is finally catching up, maybe people are finally admitting they're sick (even though they've been sick for a while), or maybe I changed in the time I was gone and everyone else is just moving in a different direction than I am... everyone together, except me. There are a thousand maybes, but I have no answers. Maybe it's not my place to have answers.

However, I thank God every day for good friends, good food, and good conversation... even though sometimes those things are all I have to lean on to keep my mental stability. I still thank God for the opportunity to even be out here, as it's seemed either too good to be true or like a dream most of the time (up until 5 days ago, actually). I've found myself praying for peace, patience and kindness towards others quite often this week, and I can tell that despite not receiving an audible answer, God still has His ways of giving me respite whether it's through a chat with a friend, standing outside in the sunlight for the first time in a day, laughing so hard my ribs ache, drinking a really, really good cup of coffee, or listening to really great music at work and dancing around for the better part of an hour. God is good.

All the time. God is good.