Curly hair or straight hair?...

I am so utterly guilty of missing those things that the Lord does for me every day. The small, yet significant things. Why is this?
Why when his goodness is all around me, can I get bogged down in what I feel is not happening?!
I have felt for a while like I am in an never ending queue....just waiting - these times can get discouraging when we start to believe that what we're wating for might never happen - I think it's the difference between joyful anticipation, and frustration and bewilderment.

I am not beating myself up too much about this....just sort of marvelling at the human condition. I am so thankful that Jesus sees to the heart, and past all our misguided actions. I am just tapping on the surface of His incredible mercy and grace.

I love surprises, so should I not be surprised that the Lord is quite possibly planning a surprise for me, and that's why I feel clueless about what exactly is going on in my life at times?! Perhaps He is deliberately not letting me in on every little detail, because He knows that if He did, then I would be quite likely to go storming ahead, and just miss His timing completely?
Ah yes, He is so gracious.

So as for the rest of my day...well I am going to the hairdressers now to get my hair straightened, only temporarily though. I feel the need every now and then to have my hair straight...then I get annoyed with it, and thank the Lord that He has given me curly hair. (please do not misinerpret this as anything negative against straight hair generally-I'm just talking about my own personal preference) If I could I'd post a photo....but I'll just have to leave you imagining ;o)