Thankful!!

Today I am just THANKFUL for the little things as well as the big things. I'm just all around, deep down in my soul...THANKFUL! God is good! This morning I came downstairs and for about an hour I just sat, not doing anything but just being THANKFUL. I wasn't praying, praising, meditating, I was just BEING. BEING thankful, BEING quiet. BEING at rest and it was GOOD.

Later on I decided to take my two daughters and my 3neices who had spent the night, out for a while and then I had planned to meet their dad to drop them off. Well, I got about 5 miles away and the alarm came on in my car saying my tire pressure was low! i pulled over and got out and my right back tire was whisling b/c the air was rushing out! It was rainy and cold and I have no CLUE how to change a tire!! So, I turned around and coasted back home praying that my tire would not go completely flat b/c i knew that I couldn't drive on my rim and I had 5 girls in my car and it was cold and rainy outside! As soon as I got back home, I came in, made a call. when I walked back outside my tire was completely flat! Wow! Just in time! God is good!

then, when I called ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I was told that tire repairs was not covered under my plan! WHAT? The number one problem on the roadside is TIRES! So, I had to pay. $85 and about 1hr 1/2 later, my tire was plugged and fixed. It was too late to go anywhere so I came on back in my house, put my pj's on and relaxed.

I guess I said all that to say this...although my day didn't go as I planned...I am thankful that we got home before we were stranded on the side of the road waiting for roadside asst. I am thankful that I had the $85 dollars to get everything fixed, even though my plan didn't cover it and I had to wait for him to get here. I am thankful now that everything is fixed and I could wait safely with the girls at home. So,I was thankful over the small things. I didn't get done what I needed to do...but hey, I got back home and got back in my PJ's and relaxed on my couch and the girls are able to play with their cousins longer.

I really think my day went as smoothly as it and I didn't overract and panic like possible b/c I had that quiet time to reflect on just being THANKFUL and knowing that it does not always have to be my way or go the way that we planned. Just be THANKFUL over even the smallest of things, be flexible and stop being hard on yourself. All things work together for our good.

I guess