I’m so thankful for friends that give. In the spring of 2007, I began praying for a car. I was convinced that God wanted to give me a car, so I prayed about it for a few weeks, and then forgot about it. I didn’t worry or think about a car, because I knew that God was going to provide one when I needed it. About three months later, I was told by some dear friends of mine, that they wanted to sell their car to me. For $1. I knew, without a doubt, that the car was a gift directl

Part 4: Home? Yesterday’s post was on homelessness and my wandering over the last few months. Now I get to tell you about part 4 of my transition. The last update that I sent before starting this 5-part..um..series, I was headed out on a road trip. After spending several months of stress and jobless/homelessness (sort of), I really needed a break. Well, more truthfully, I had no idea what I needed but I needed SOMETHING. So in steps our hero of the story (uhm, that would be t

It’s Thursday. I leave in four days. Here’s my actual itinerary: Feb 24, 2009 Depart 6:40 AM Nashville International Airport Arrive 8:49 AM Atlanta International – William B. Hartsfield Airport Feb 24, 2009 Depart 3:40 PM Atlanta International – William B. Hartsfield Airport Feb 25, 2009 Arrive 5:10 AM Dakar Yoff Feb 25, 2009 Depart 6:40 AM Dakar Yoff Arrive 5:20 PM Johannesburg Int’l March 1, 2009 (I’m taking a little detour for a few days to see friends) Depart 5:5

I’m blaming my bad moods on the rain. It’s been so dark and dreary around here for the last week. I need the sun! Yesterday, I got off of work unexpectedly early. I spent the afternoon checking out a local guitar shop and an antique/lamp shop. This was awesome because I really love lamps! I even went back with a lamp from my great-grandmother and he told me all about it, and how I can get it repaired. So cool. In an attempt to focus on the positive, since all of my recent tho