Work, Brakes, And A Cruise!

What's up people?? I'm a little tired, but I'm hanging in there, so I'm going to write this while it's still fresh on my mind. First things first........work.

Work is work. Had a good night last night.....got done at 3 so I listened to music and did practically nothing all night long because I had all my stuff done. You can't work if there is no work to be done right? Good thing about my job is, I have to be there even if there isn't work to be done, because truck drivers come in to deliver and pick up loads of chicken all night long. But not tonight, it was weird......so yeah......my night was gravy.

Brakes. Yeah, my car needs them, because the back ones....well, the back left one......is gone. Yeah, I noticed the "crunching" noise, and had my buddy look at them, and he said it was making the noise because basically the brake had disintegrated. Why? Who knows. Wait, I do know.....it's because I'm Stephen Horton, and everything that can happen with a car, happens to me.....ask anyone that knows me. It's a fact of life that I live with. I've actually gotten used to it, and it's the reason I have an emergency fund. Haha.

Well, anyway, the emergency fund went for something else this month, (yes, I do know that's not how an emergency fund works, but when you have to....you have to!) Anyway, so I didn't have the full amount it was going to cost to do the brakes. So I went down to this place here in Baldwin that my buddy knows the owner of real well. I went in and told him who I was, and that my buddy had referred me, and asked him if I could pay the total in 3 installments.

He looked right at me, and goes, "Are you an honest person?"

I go kind of jokingly, "Of course!"

He goes, "No, I'm serious, I'm a straight forward person, are you an honest person?"

After I sobered up my look, I said, "Yes, I really am, and if you want some type of collateral or whatever, I can..."

He interrupted me and goes, "No, that's fine, I just wanted to hear it from you that you're an honest person."

So that was weird, but totally an answer to prayer, because I prayed that God would soften this guys heart so that he would go for the "payment plan" and he did!! So praise the Lord for that. I'm telling you guys, prayer works!!!

And finally......the CRUISE!!!! WOOHOO!!! I have NEVER been on a cruise, and I'm going on a 5 day, 4 night cruise for......are you ready for this????............$226!!!!!!!!! That's everything!!! Port fees, taxes, food, EVERYTHING!!!! $226!!!!!

I FREAKED out when I heard that. I mean freaked! God is blessing my stinking pants off lately. I was just thinking, and actually talking about, how I hadn't been on a vaction to the beach in over 5 years, and here comes the cruise!! I'm telling you, if you want things, just ask God. He won't always give it to you, but He wants you to ask!!

So the best part about the whole cruise is this......My best friend's wife, A*****, set up this whole thing for our church, and the cruise is actually giving us a $200 credit to do what we want with. Per a person!! $200!!! So if I want to go on an excursion or whatever, $200 free. So basically the entire cost of this cruise to the Bahamas is costing me $26. I have never heard of such. It's nuts, and I can't even believe it.

OH....AND.....I get to room with one of my best friends, and his dad, who I have known since I was like 8 years old. They are AWESOME guys, and I am STOKED to get to room with them. Seriously, they're really, really, cool, and that's mostly why I'm excited about going on this cruise!

So yeah, my day is going great, and I have church tonight, which will make it 10x's better. So I'm going to get off now, and head to bed, but I will post some more later. Thanks for reading!

Live for Him,
Stephen