Wow! Yesterday was a day a like no other. It was supposed to be a nice, fun, and easy day because it was the day of my 20th class reunion and the kids were going to be gone for the day and spending the night with their Godparents! That morning, I had gotten the kids packed and ready to go on their adventure so I started cleaning while we were waiting for them to be picked up. Because I had my reunion later that evening, I wanted to make sure certain things were done before Stephen and I left the house that afternoon. I had the laundry running, the dishwasher going, and I was tidying up some things in the kitchen. No biggie right? Well…I started hearing lots of bubbling in the kitchen sink and the toilet in the downstairs bathroom. I didn’t think anything of it because we’ve had this happen before with no major issues. Well not yesterday! I began hearing a sound like rushing water and dropped everything and started towards the bathroom and couldn’t go further because there was water on the floor of the entryway leading to the bathroom. I quickly ran upstairs in a panic and told my husband. I ran back down, turned off the water to the toilet…not that it helped, and quickly began “mopping” up the water with a tattered towel.
We’ve had a plumber come out to the house previously because of the bubbling. He told us that the roots of the big maple tree we have in our front yard is causing the problems because they are blocking the flow. We had another plumber come out and told us the same thing. He and his partner temporarily fixed it and we are scheduling for them to come back at a later date to put in a new pipe due to it being cracked as evidenced by mud in the pipe. We may eventually have to take down the tree. Why of all days did this have to happen? I don’t know and will probably never know. Maybe I wasn’t supposed to go to my reunion for whatever reason. Either way, the whole ordeal is comical now that I can sit back and ponder it.
Why am I sharing this with you today? Well, because I know even in the midst of chaos and things not going the way I planned, God is looking out for me and my family as I know that He will do for you and your family. I could have a woe is me attitude and be depressed about all the things that are hitting us hard financially but I choose to have a God perspective and believe that He is working everything out for my and my family’s good. I choose to believe that He will provide for us because He’s done it time and time again. I choose to see the blessings instead of the curses. The blessing that my children had a great time with their Godparents. Blessed that as I was cleaning up the water it didn’t smell like sewer and I didn’t have to deal with any sewage pieces besides toilet paper! Thank you Jesus!! Blessed that even though we didn’t go to the reunion my husband and I spent some time together and were able to have a plumber come out on a Saturday morning and not charge us the weekend fee! Though I don’t like what happened or what this will do to us financially, I can have the peace knowing that everything is under His control. As I told my mother-in-law, this is just another opportunity to trust Him!
Shannen keith says
This is a great way to look at things!