Acorns

A few days ago I woke up and was filled with a sense of rebellion. It was completely irrational. I felt like I was in junior high. I ended up having an argument with God on the way to class.

You know those days where you wake up and something goes just a little bit wrong? Your alarm clock was just a little bit too loud, or Pandora just happened to decide to hate you and played all of your least favorite songs while you got ready for class. That’s how it felt.  And that small seed of angst seeped through my logic and ended up making me angry for no reason.

I ended up wearing the most unruly outfit I could find in my closet. Skinny jeans, converse, Where the Wild Things Are too big for me t-shirt, blue flannel jacket, mustard yellow frumpy hat. It was crazy, it made no sense. I even told God I was sorry in advance.

So I texted Michelle- “Feeling really rebellious and angsty today. Please pray for me. PLEASE”

Got out of class and started walking down the sidewalk. Out of nowhere there was a wave of leaves. Reader, you don’t even understand. I was covered. They were in the shoulder of my shirt, my hair, my hands. Then my unexpected, unrealistic emotion began to soften. I looked up at the tree and said to God, “Wait. You still love me?”

And that’s when I was pelted by acorns.

Acorns that responded: “Duh I love you. But don’t do that again.”