e.r. story for the day:
i had a certain patient for 6 hours in the er today- an 18 yr old black girl w/ a seizure and an abcess that had to be cut open in an unmentionable place ... as if that wasn't traumatic enough her mom ( i believe... prob not too much older than the daughter) told me as it was time to leave that 'we should hang out sometime'
i was like o really
'yeah' she said... (and i have no idea at this point where this is going)
then i think she's from far away so i go ahead and ask where she hangs out
'in the --- club down town'
pardon? i say...
"in the GAY club down town' ....
keeping my cool (i think) i say 'oh, i have never been to a gay club before'
she says 'oh yeah, dont get worried when the women start dancing around you, it's all good- it's all girls'
and i make a remark about 'yeah, girls are more fun sometimes' and made my way out of the room. yikes.
what would ya'll have said? the nurse i was with asked me 'didn't you tell her you're straight?'dangit.... i didn't think of that one...typical me
the only word that the Lord gave me was "accept"
even when people freak me out or might think i am weird ... accept them... and know that I am accepted regardless of how others perceive me as I walk in the ways the Lord has called me and created me uniquely to be.
p.s. i went to a barlow girl concert and as some of you know i have quite an affinity for barlow girl... a band of 3 sisters who rock out :) oh to jam on a bass guitar... oh to start over and get really good at an instrument... music is so cool and you can see the journey these girls have been on and their hearts and walks w/ the Lord through their songs... they are the type that can't contain what God has done and it over-FLOWS into their music. . . the new album is called 'another journal entry' so you can imagine what that's like. i like it i love it i want some more of it... jesus that is !
oh my gay...i mean gah! hehehe! kat, you're awesome and I love you, my dear bff. barlow girl rocked me socks!! i wish i could have heard more than just one song...