8:20 A.M. I report to the Denton Courthouse, watch a video with some pretty funny parts, and then hear that I am one of 184 chosen to report back later (2:00 for my group) to be considered for an actual case. [128 people were free to go after the movie and presentation.]

I was pretty excited to be picked. I've never done anything this before and thought it would be fun to see what it's all about. :-)

And as a Barnes and Noble was conveniently located down the road, I went over there and was able to make much headway on my projects! (Praise the Lord.)

The morning was GREAT.

The afternoon? Sort of a different story. ;-) I didn't find out until after I reported to the court (at the Sheriff's office) that it was a "driving while intoxicated" case.

I unexpectedly got kind of emotional. [With my brother being killed by a drunk driver, it's an issue that kind of hit close to home for me.] Not that I said anything inappropriate or anything like that, just more that I cried a little. It was kind of an emotionally draining afternoon.

They sounded like they really wanted to pick me for the jury (I was kind of surprised) but in the end I realized I couldn't 100% assure them I could be unbiased in my opinions on the case, and so I told them. [I wanted to be as honest as possible!]

But ... seeing as the case probably would have lasted most of the day tomorrow and I still have more to do on my projects for tomorrow, I think it was a blessing in disguise. And God is good. Always.

Okay, now I'm off to prayer meeting. :-)