Unmerited Favor

It is the definition often given for the word “grace” and something that I experienced yesterday.  It dawned on me that I had not done one of my bosses expense reports correctly and thus I thought it had cost him a lot of money.  I fussed over it all evening long on Wednesday night.  Sick to my stomach, I wanted to talk to him as I knew it was the only thing I could do but boy I didn’t like the idea of eating crow.  When I figured out what I had done it was 4:00 on Wednesday afternoon.  He was on the phone disputing another bill and wasn’t too pleased about it.  I decided that it wasn’t the time to ask for grace.  First thing Thursday morning, I approached him with my issue.  I asked for grace, a great deal of grace.  What I got was complete.  I hadn’t done anything wrong as he has taken care of things on the side unbeknownst to me.  I can’t tell you the relief I had instantaneously.  Unmerited favor / grace in everyday action. It was further a lesson to me that when you own up to something you’ve done, it is often easier on you in the long run.  I’ve learned this a long time ago but every now and again, I think the Lord feels the need to remind us.

Wednesday was a great birthday.  My husband wished me happy birthday 7 minutes before I actually turned 30.  Mama called and sang to me on my work phone and then proceeded to tell me that when I was born I came out wide eyed and ready to see the world.  It brought tears to my eyes.  My boss at work brought me a tree for my office (last year all I got was “you got your gift card from the company so that’s all you’re getting.  Have a great day.”)  so needless to say I was shocked.  I wore my new earrings to work that day and got a ton of complements.  It was just overall a great day.  To finish it off, Joel and I went to Outback with my company gift card and had a nice long dinner full of discussion complete with appetizer, sodas, and a full meal.  Usually we have water to cut back on expense and the appetizer isn’t anywhere on the radar.  With the rain coming down outside, we didn’t have any urge to leave and thus I had great quality time with him which is what I needed.  Love in action.

Overall it has been a great week. Mom and Dad come this afternoon and we’ll cap off the week with a visit to my sister and her gang.  Turning 30 hasn’t been all that bad this week.  I’ve had the love of friends and family and I’ve got more on the horizon.