For some reason, this was such a strong realization to me that I felt I needed to record it. Yesterday morning I woke up feeling very panicked because I have so much to do this week preparing for the upcoming weeks. I had a busy day but decided to cancel all those ‘extra’ things that were on my schedule and just deal with the ‘bare bones’ of the day. I felt a little bit better having just added about 4-5 hours to my day right there.
Later in the morning I decided to take the kids to the library to get that checked off my ‘to-do’ list. We were about half way there when something on our van literally snapped and all I could hear was a dragging/rubbing/grinding sound. I pulled over, checked under the van for anything dragging on the ground, and didn’t see anything. I got back in and turned around, going directly to a mechanic around the corner from our house. He immediately lifted the car up in the garage and said the ball bearing had snapped and the front brake was gone. Whoa! He couldn’t stop telling me how dangerous that was. Maybe he was in earnest or maybe he just wanted me to have him fix my car, but regardless I suddenly realized I could have been somewhere else that morning, not close to a mechanic, stranded on the side of the freeway with all four kids in tow. I was extremely grateful for that feeling I had first thing in the morning that I needed to be home. Instead of the big nuisance that car problem might have been and the feelings of frustration for things not going the way you need them, I was just GRATEFUL – my word for the year.
I wonder how many times I get frustrated because the Lord was protecting me from something else but at that moment what was happening wasn’t according to MY plan. So, today I am mindful and so grateful!
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