Surprise!

I read a blog about how a man prayed and asked God to surprise him that day!   How sweet, I thought,  I LOVE surprises.  I will try that. 

Then, as I was thinking of this,  all the ways I had been 'surprised' lately came flooding into my mind and I had to offer up many thanks for the many ways God has already 'surprised me'. 
-a beautiful new journal (reasonably priced) with my favorite colors and subject matter depicted artistically on the front that I found in an unusual place digging through a bunch of office supplies while on a trip to buy stuff for work.  NOT LOOKING FOR IT.   SURPRISE!  :)
-getting to go to an auction with my mom,  that ended up being very entertaining.  I also saw some old friends and made some friends there,  one of which turned into a date :)....a very good SURPRISE!
-visiting my son's church, meeting some wonderful people, some with the same careers as me, some with careers I've always wanted, being ministered to by the wonderful pastors there (including my son),  eating great food and garnering a few new recipes/food ideas.
-finding an audio book by my favorite fiction writer on my library app for the drive home...FREE!  LOVE those surprises, too!  :)
-ooooh . getting to go 'all the way across town' . (my son is soooo accommodating)!  to the only tea store that I've ever known, so to me it is the best in the world (but I have yet to find better tea) and sample butterfly blue tea (Quite surprising and amazing)-  I'll take a picture next time,  it was beautiful and good.
Never mind.....why should I when there are better pics on the internet?  Anyway, this is it!
I can't tell you why,  but there is something very peaceful about a pretty cup of tea!
-mmmmm
the restaurant we ate at in the strip mall nearby had the best baked onion soup!
-lately
being under some duress at school, I was surprised by my student finding some stress-relieving music and playing it during class!  (she is only a 4th grader-have to think it was a 'God thing' :)   It really helped!
-oh   I could probably go on forever, if I kept thinking about it,  but it is now time to surprise myself with a good breakfast!  LOL