All I Need Is A Miracle

Last night, I prayed. Not just any prayer, but I prayed for a miracle. Miracles are pretty tall orders, prayer-wise. And let's be perfectly frank here, I'm no Mother Teresa, so me asking God for a miracle was a pretty ballsy move on my part.

And yet...I still prayed.

I wasn't specific in my miracle request. In fact, my prayer was simply that I needed help. I needed a miracle.

Guess what?

I got it. 

I was on the phone with the Financial Aid Office of Russell's College, expecting yet another rejection, and the unthinkable happened. 

Not only did they find scholarship money for Russell, it was enough to pay for his entire first semester of classes, and part of the second semester. 

It was a simple prayer, and it was answered beyond my wildest dreams.

I am blessed (and relieved) beyond belief....and I most definitely believe in miracles.

Sometimes, you just gotta say....

There are movies that I have watched so many times, I can quote them ad nauseum. "Risky Business" is one of them.

I was sitting here stewing about a trivial matter today, and all of a sudden, this quote popped into my head: "Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the f**k." "What the f**k" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future."

Rather than getting my knickers in a twist about something I know I can't change, I just need to let it go.  This is no easy feat for me. I am, after all, the Queen of the Grudge holders. 

So, here goes. 

Today, I say WTF.

...And I feel very, very free.