Not a Coincidence

Day 3:  Describe a small, seemingly ordinary moment in your life that turned out to be a defining scene in your story.

'Twas New Years Eve 2008, and I decided to host a Lifegroup NYE party at 522.  I thought a photo scavenger hunt would be fun, and for reasons unknown (probably me wanting to look impartial), I put Bobbi in charge of delegating the groups.  I mentioned to her that Laura Allison was new and didn't really know anyone but me, and she whispered, "Gotcha, I'll take care of it!"

Then she promptly divided us into 4 or 5 groups, putting Laura in her group and placing me with the random BFFs from Sand Springs that had only come one other time for our Christmas party on 12-17-2008, one Chet Lee Wilson and Sarah Elizabeth Heiskell (now Fulton). ❤

In spite of being directionally challenged and not really wanting to drive strangers all over Tulsa, I didn't really trust either of them to drive my car.  Aww, the irony.  I felt like the odd man out, and all I saw when I looked at their friendship was what me and Josh once had, so I was doubly irritated as we all left the house together. lol

Of course, I ended up having fun with them that night - it's pretty hard to avoid that when you're with two classic ENFPs.  Chettles became one of my favorite Diving Deeper Lifegroup friends soon afterward - (by July, my family was changing our summer vacation timeline so I could be back for his 21st birthday), and Sarah and I made a deep connection over FB messages before building a strong real-life friendship.  Now 17 years later, it's pretty clear to me that God knew what He was doing all along! ;-)

Relationships matter deeply to me, and I'm grateful for these long-term friendships.  And for our gun-play photo shoot that still brings me joy! lol  Honestly, there are loads of little moments where I can look back and see God's providence and plan at work in my life, but this one stands out right now.

Seventh post in four days - kudos to anyone keeping up with all this! lol

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