jury duty

so...i was called for jury duty downtown today...

and i was chosen.

or as madre would put it: "i was CHOSEN!!!"

she is super jealous. and while, yes, it is very cool and very interesting, lots of people who miss work for jury duty still get paid...i do not :(

but God is sovereign and has me on this jury for a reason so i will make the best of it and go back tomorrow with a smile...

the jury selection process was very interesting. i started out in a room with a few hundred people. 42 of us were called into the courtroom and 14 were selected for the jury. the judge asked us several general questions about ourselves during this selection process, including what was our highest level of education. i was very surprised to learn that out of the 20ish people that were questioned, not even half have a college education. so many more people than i would have expected have only high school, high school and some college, or a GED.

maybe i'm just naive, it really caught my attention and made me feel very thankful for the opportunities i have been given in my life. God has had His hand of blessing on me and my family and i have had so many experiences and opportunities that some people can only dream about. thanks God!