Surprised by God

So, this is the thing: No matter how long I've been following God, He still shocks me with His thoughtfulness; the way He moves almost effortlessly in our lives if we let Him.

On Saturday, I got to see my Miss South Carolina, eat some amazing Ethiopian food and enjoy the different ethnicities of the River Market. Remember my Turkish Delight kick, Daisy? I think I might have to go back and get some and see if it is as amazing as the kind from the Narnian movies :)

Well, after Daisy and I said our goodbyes, I walked to my car and realized that I happened to be parked right in front of a bike shop.

The back story to what makes this story pretty cool is that I want to fly my bike to Hawaii. I think it would be a lovely thing to have available for me to get around on. I love my bike! Always have, always will.
I started thinking, just the day before, that maybe I wouldn't fly it out because the bike shipping boxes I have been looking at are very expensive.

Now, go back to the bike shop with me. I walked in and told the first guy I saw that I wanted to fly my bike out to Hawaii with me. He then proceeded to tell me that the box he would give me would be free and it would only cost $50 to take my bike apart and get it ready to fly. I was amazed and I told him I would be back! When I got in my car, I saw the guy come out and lock up. They had been there 30 minutes past close. They should have been closed. I think they were open just for me :)

Another really cool realization I had was just minutes ago, hence the blog at 2am!
I've been having a really hard time getting in bed at a decent time. It's like I just can't seem to make my body go to sleep earlier than 1am! I took Abe out for a potty break and it was then that God reminded me that Hawaii's time is 5 hours behind the time here. If I go to bed at 2am here, that would be 9pm there! I haven't been having trouble sleeping. God has just been helping me to better acclimate to the time in Hawaii! Wow! I just had to share :)

Today was a great day too! I got to see my sister, brother-in-law and the kids, play in the water and eat at the Olive Garden. Now I'm ready for bed! Ha ha!