A GRAND SLAM

The Part Mitchell Wanted, "Chief Executioner"

A few years ago we had a speaker at our family conference who suggested that we keep a blessing book as a family.  We did do this for a while and it did give us a better outlook on life.  As a parent I had to try not to critic my children’s suggestions for a blessing for the day.  Looking back my children saw the blessings written in my writing and thought I was a little strange.  I had to explain that I was writing their blessings word for word.  Some favorites: “Lydia didn’t have to do hard stuff”. “We had electricity most of the day.” “Emily had a little bit of patience with her knitting and Mr. Friendly (her parrot).” “Austin got better fast from a stomach ache.” “The air-conditioner doesn’t bang on the bottom of the seat anymore.” “Mitchell got the part he wanted in the “Mikado”. And my favorite, “Valerie went with Rod out on a date even though he was grumpy.”  I don’t know if that was mine or Rod’s blessing but I was rolling on the floor laughing after reading that one.

Well when something really great happened and we could see that God was really moving we could declare that God did a Grand Slam.  Well today God did a Grand Slam for me.  Rod got very sick last night with some strange pains in his torso.  He could not get comfortable and I wished so badly that we had a lazy boy chair that he could sit in to hold his head while he sat up. Rod was feeling better this morning at least not in as extreme. Today I went to help my friend as she packed to move.  She had a lazy boy that was already sold but the new owner had not picked it up yet.  As I was leaving with the big MAF van she said, “Why don’t you take this chair?  I don’t think …. Is even here right now and you can store it for him until he gets back.”  Well I took it but felt a little guilty and decided to check on the new owner in case he was still around.  As I pulled into his yard I noticed the travel van getting ready to pull out of the driveway.  I pulled in and asked him if he wanted his chair as he sat in the travel van.  He said that we could keep it for him until he returned in a few weeks.

Modeling the Blessing!

I was so excited.  God provided a way for Rod to rest while he recuperates from this “virus”.  God is good, all the time!