brittany nicole

So I know it’s been awhile, but please know that I’m adjusting to a new schedule. It has taken me a little longer, but here I am, back writing on the blog. 

I started off the month of October with the stomach bug. I woke up feeling fine as I began getting ready for work. I made my morning commute which is just 1 hour and as I was looking for a parking space, I began to feel so weak. I really assumed that I just needed to put something on my stomach. I never get sick. And when I do, I always say that it’s God’s way of showing me that I need “uninterrupted rest”. I stayed at work half a day, and ended up going home because I had already made one too many trips to a trash can. Yuck, I know. 

I rested and realized that I needed the days off to prepare for my new job. I started a new job early October and I’ve been running. It’s been such a good run though. God placed me in an environment that welcomes me for me. I smile at everyone. I laugh really loud. And I stop working every time a student walks into my office. I keep telling people that it’s hard work but I enjoy every minute of it. 

In the month of November, my job allowed me to attend a conference in Indianapolis, IN. Do you know that I almost missed my flight? I woke up around 3AM to finish packing. I left my apartment around 4:30AM. Drove 20 minutes to the airport. When I went to check in at 5AM for a 5:30 flight, the lady started having computer issues. She kept trying, but I noticed that we weren’t making any progress just staring at her computer. She told me to, “just GO!, pretend like you never stopped by this counter”. And if I learned nothing else last year, I learned how to follow instructions. So I move through the bag check line, and I had a few hair product items that had to be thrown out due to size. Except she let me keep my moisturizer because there was a small amount left in the container. At this point, I knew God was right there with me. I praise God for the little things too. Once she threw away everything, I started to walk quickly towards my airport gate. And then I heard my name being called over the intercom… So I took off running! I arrive at the gate and the attendant tells me to “calm down!” I couldn’t calm down though until I actually took my seat on the plane. So he scans me in, and I’m walking through the tunnel…

I was greeted with, ” that suitcase is too big to be a carry on.” I knew that much. But the lady at the front told me to pretend like I hadn’t stopped by to check my bag in. She then says, there’s no room…

But before I could say anything, the other flight attendant behind her said, “There’s room” and that statement gave me peace for the flight and I carried that peace with me throughout the conference. 

I believe that God always has bigger plans for us in mind, but we tend to let “fear” keep us operating on the “smaller” platforms. Where God is taking me next, it’s going to require me to spread my wings & fly. So I have to learn, even at 27, how to arrive at the airport early. So that if anything goes left, there’s plenty of time to spare. 

In the end, I believe that I’m finally learning how to wait on others because I’ve witnessed how patiently God is when he has to wait on me. I’m so grateful for this stage of life that I’m on. I never want to rush ahead of God or through an airport like that again, so you can find me showing up to serve and reminding those who feel hopeless in the moment, that…

There’s Room.

#BNspired2day

B.Nicole