I’m a notorious nail biter. So, for years (on and off of course- literally) I had acrylic nail tips on, and would go every two weeks-ish and get them done. The maintenance got exhausting (not to mention, expensive). So the other day, a friend made a comment that I should just let my “real” nails grow. I commented back, quickly, “I can’t. I chew my nails to pieces.” I felt all disappointed at the immediate “I can’t.” answer that came out of my mouth, so last night I decided, hey, maybe I CAN stop chewing my nails!

I promise, there’s a point.

So, I asked a nail tech friend of mine what I needed to do, and she wrote back (loosely quoting here) “soak a cotton ball in acetone, put it on your finger, and wrap the tips in aluminum foil individually. Let it sit about 30 minutes, remove, and scrape”. I dutifully followed directions, and about 10 minutes later, with fingertips looking like radioactive marshmallows, I quickly realized I was not going to be able to do a single thing for the next 30 minutes. I set the timer on my iphone, sat on my toilet, and stared at the wall.

As I was sitting there, I thought, maybe I’m supposed to be sitting here. Maybe this moment of silence, this quiet time, this moment of immobility is happening exactly the way its supposed to happen.

So, I did what I felt like I should be doing. I bowed my head and started praying.

It was strange, because I didn’t even think “What am I going to do? How can I entertain myself?” It just felt completely natural to pray.

I was reminded of our friend Troy, who commented on Monday night, that we are to pray without ceasing. I prayed about so many things, I can’t even remember anything I said. Some of it, I spoke out loud, other things, I feel like I just said in my head. I prayed for people, for things, for intangible things like wisdom and discernment and maturity.

I just thought it was so amazing that God puts us right where he wants us, in his exactly perfect timing, and last night, for a while, it was with my head bowed, giving thanks and asking for help.