A Little Adventure

One very effective method that I use to remember something is to simply do it and get it done on the spot.  I received an e-mail from my art professor for the class I took in January about getting my drawing pad back (he took them at the end of the semester for grading purposes).  So, instead of putting on a to-do list, I got up and walked across campus to the art building to get it.  I remembered from the e-mail that the box with the drawing pads was by a coat rack, which confused me because when I walked in the main door, I did not see a coat rack, or a box of drawing pads for that matter.  Isn't the main door usually where coat racks go?  I went back outside and looked through the other entrance, but still no coat rack.  I stood outside for a few moments and tried to remember exactly what was said in the e-mail, but had no luck.  There was more to it than just the coat rack bit.

I was determined to get my drawing pad, but I wasn't prepared to walk all the way across campus back to my room to re-check the e-mail.  So, I made my way towards the library.  I figured I could simply slip in front of a Mac, check my e-mail again, and receive the rest of the information.

I walked in and found a vacant Mac (I didn't want to use a PC because they can be rather slow on getting started, and I was much too impatient to wait for that).  As I was about to log in, I looked up and was surprised to see a good friend of mine working on the computer right in front of the one I was about to use.  She was clearly zoned into what she was doing, but I pulled her out of it with a simple, "Hey Mel!" Mel and I had recently finished acting in a show together, which was such a blast, but I haven't interacted with most of the people from the cast very much since the show's conclusion.  We were friends beforehand, but the show served as a catalyst to solidify a great friendship; one that anyone in their right minds wouldn't dream of losing.

She looked up from her work and gave a little gasp of surprise.  We hugged and talked a little bit about how we were doing since the show got over with.  Then I remembered that Mel is an art major and she might know details about the art building that would help me retrieve my drawing pad!  I read the original e-mail to her and she was able to give me directions to where I needed to go (the coat rack is in a hallway in the middle of the building...).  So I said thanks, hugged her again, told her how much I missed our interactions and left to complete my original mission.  I re-entered the art building and followed her directions, which led me right to the coat rack, with the box of drawing pads right next to it.

The best part of this story was not me finding my drawing pad.  It was the fact that an adventure was created out of a simple notion to get something out of the way.  There was nothing routine about it.  And I was able to see a friend who I've grown closer to and, oh my, happened to know exactly what I needed to do to accomplish my simple goal of retrieval.

I believe that God loves to use the little moments to get a message across.  Who knows what that message was at the time, but I was reminded of how blessed I truly am.  :)