So today auto rickshaws were striking for the second day in a row, and we are pretty much dependent on them to get everywhere we need to go. I look so forward to Tuesdays because we go to Rajesh and Susheela's on Tuesdays, but not today. Our national partner that goes with us each Tuesday texted this morning and said we should change it to another day. Bummer. I reminded myself to give thanks. Aaaaaannnd today turned into a really chill, calm day. And it was wonderful. Our entire kitchen has been in our living room since yesterday morning, and we didn't know when we were going to be able to clean it up and put it back. Thankfully, we got to do it today. (Which means we can also cook in our kitchen and sit in our living room again. Very thankful for that.) After we cleaned up the common living area, I got to tackle my room and study some Hindi. Side note/random fact about me: I love (most) scented candles. You may think this is super lame, but I don't care. I shamelessly enjoy burning (most) scented candles. So studying, cleaning, reading, watching a movie...really anything with a scented candle is better. So I lit a candle and studied some Hindi after I cleaned up. Aaaaaaand since I'm not so motivated to study Hindi, I give myself rewards. For example, today's reward was a movie after studying Hindi. So I watched a movie in a room that smelled really pleasant and looked really clean. Why? Because autos are striking so I got to take a "day off". And now I can look forward to Thursday this week (because we rescheduled Rajesh and Susheela's for then). So all in all, it turned out to be a grace-filled wonderful day.
Some days I have to look for the grace gift a little harder than others. But everytime I take the time to search for Him, for His gift, it's worth it. Before I started doing this, I would've been frustrated all day and annoyed that plans got changed and things didn't go how they were "supposed to." I'm ever so slowly learning that things always go the way they are supposed to. And I can be thankful that He sees to it that what's supposed to happen does.
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