Ok where do I start today? Well I guess, I should start at the beginning of my day. I woke up and realized that there are 30 days until our Colorado vacation. Wow, which of course put me into panic mode. We have NEVER been on vacation. Not as a family which for this vacation will include 5 adults (Aarons mom and Dad, Aunt Sharon, Aaron and me) and 4 children, 3 are under the age of 5. So I have been put in charge of making sure the list of things to be bought is made, make sure mom gets to town to buy them and help her pick all this stuff out because she doesnt like to pick it out by herself. Not that big of a deal I am just grateful that God enabled me with a helpful spirit.
Speaking of my helpful spirit...this is day 10 of Aarons mom being sick, so as daughter-in-law and Aarons wife I get volunteered to help dad out. In the world of carpentry this can mean almost anything...and today is means EVERYTHING. LOL. I make sure moms bank business gets taken care of and come back home, to find out that dad needs sheet metal picked up at the metal shop and oh by the way Tam, you are going to have to hook up to the trailer yourself. Umm have you seen my truck? It only sits about 6 inches above the trailer. But it might as well be a mile. I get creative and get it hooked up anyway and I get the metal and come back home. I was feeling really good. God, you knew I was going to use my truck when you blessed me with it and wow I really thank you for it.
My phone rings again...Tam, you need to take mom to town and while you are at it, hook on to the other trailer, pick up some nails and some lumber from the lumber yard for Aarons job tomorrow. I LOVE driving my truck so this was just an added bonus to my day. One problem I am very nervous, this is the only time I have ever pulled a trailer in traffic. So I am praying the entire way to town and begging every driver in front of me to not slam on their brakes. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LORD, keep my truck safe, I know I am in your hands but I dont remember trucks being saved in the bible!
Alls well that ends well though, I made the trip and everything worked out well, and as I sit here tonight I can help but thank the Lord that he has given me a helpful spirit. I could have had a defeated attitude when I had trouble hooking up the trailer. I could have told my mother-in-law she would have to make the lists herself, I could have even complained about my truck being so tall and making it difficult to drag the trailer, but instead I choose to be THANKFUL because God chose to use me today. In a small insignificant way I was a blessing to another. And isnt that what we want? To be used any way He chooses to use us?
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