For those who are not completely up-to-date, let me fill you in. This summer I'm living in the church I go to here in Ames. There's an apartment that's rented out for a "Center Host." This means that I get to live there for a VERY reasonable price and in return I make sure the church looks nice on Sundays. About a month ago, my church realized that we were in some deep financial trouble. One of the issues being a lack of insurance. Without the finances to get insurance immediately I had to move out. I know this may seem strange, but what came next made me feel so loved. Not even five minutes after getting this news, I had two offers of places I could stay. The next month was a rocky one. I was never without a place to stay, but it wasn't always consistant. Between one guest bedroom, two couches, an empty apartment room, and going home (a lot), I was basically living out of suitcases in the trunk of my car. I never actually slept in my car, so I consider myself fortunate in that. With every new key, or set of keys, I realized just how generous people are.
I realized that I hadn't posted this one when it was relevant, but I still think it should be shared. So from this summer, thank you to absolutely everyone who opened up there homes/apartments/couches to me. This is for you. Since moving to Ames this summe I have had in my possession, whether short-term or long-term, 12 new keys. Before this summer, I would have attested that a key is just a chunk of metal that belongs on a key-ring. (On a side-note; who invented the key-ring anyways? It's a handy little tool that helps you lose all of your keys at once. Think about it.) But now I look at them a lot differently.
For those who are not completely up-to-date, let me fill you in. This summer I'm living in the church I go to here in Ames. There's an apartment that's rented out for a "Center Host." This means that I get to live there for a VERY reasonable price and in return I make sure the church looks nice on Sundays. About a month ago, my church realized that we were in some deep financial trouble. One of the issues being a lack of insurance. Without the finances to get insurance immediately I had to move out. I know this may seem strange, but what came next made me feel so loved. Not even five minutes after getting this news, I had two offers of places I could stay. The next month was a rocky one. I was never without a place to stay, but it wasn't always consistant. Between one guest bedroom, two couches, an empty apartment room, and going home (a lot), I was basically living out of suitcases in the trunk of my car. I never actually slept in my car, so I consider myself fortunate in that. With every new key, or set of keys, I realized just how generous people are.
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