James 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms
Back in December, we woke to sunshine and about a foot of new snow. It was beautiful. So, I did what I often do. I grabbed my camera and Miss A and headed out.
My goal was to get a couple good shots of my parent’s old barn which I did with no issue. Then I headed over to the covered bridge across the street. This is where the story gets good.
I have lived in Michigan my whole entire 43 years life. Yet, every so often, I have a serious lapse in judgement when driving in the snow. This would be one of those times.
It never occurred to me that the driveway had not been plowed. It also never crossed my mind that you had to drive downhill to get to the bridge. And I really never thought about if you have to drive downhill to get in, you have to drive uphill to get out.
But man! That snow-covered bridge was breathtaking!
So, here I am using all my best tricks to get unstuck. I’d rock forward and back until I got enough traction and then I would try to floor it up the hill all the while praying that I wouldn’t have to stop for an oncoming car. Twice I had to thwart my escape attempt because of just that.
Then I decided to try the other drive. But that required backing up and turning around. But I was desperate. After nearly hitting a tree, I managed to get us angled to the other drive. I repeated the rocking/floor it process but I just couldn’t get us out.
Frustration started to kick in. I had been at this for almost 30 minutes. Miss A was not a happy camper. I was desperately trying to think of someone I could call to come help get me out.
Finally, I just stopped and prayed. Then I chose joy. Not long after, I was able to get us out and home safely. I also swore Miss A to secrecy making her promise to never tell daddy of our snowbound adventure.
I don’t know why I was thinking of this particular moment today. Maybe its because I’ve been incredibly frustrated lately. It seems like all I’ve been doing is rocking back and forth and just when I think I’ll get ahead, something stops me in my tracks.
We’ve had quite a few hiccups the past few weeks. Fevers and loose stitches have delayed treatment. My list of restrictions seems a mile long. My household chore list is even longer. I’m ready to do this and get back to normal!
But then I’m reminded in these times (snow or illness), we need to BE STILL, PRAY and CHOOSE JOY. And soon enough, we’ll be back on the road again.
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Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing psalms
Back in December, we woke to sunshine and about a foot of new snow. It was beautiful. So, I did what I often do. I grabbed my camera and Miss A and headed out.
My goal was to get a couple good shots of my parent’s old barn which I did with no issue. Then I headed over to the covered bridge across the street. This is where the story gets good.
I have lived in Michigan my whole entire 43 years life. Yet, every so often, I have a serious lapse in judgement when driving in the snow. This would be one of those times.
It never occurred to me that the driveway had not been plowed. It also never crossed my mind that you had to drive downhill to get to the bridge. And I really never thought about if you have to drive downhill to get in, you have to drive uphill to get out.
But man! That snow-covered bridge was breathtaking!
So, here I am using all my best tricks to get unstuck. I’d rock forward and back until I got enough traction and then I would try to floor it up the hill all the while praying that I wouldn’t have to stop for an oncoming car. Twice I had to thwart my escape attempt because of just that.
Then I decided to try the other drive. But that required backing up and turning around. But I was desperate. After nearly hitting a tree, I managed to get us angled to the other drive. I repeated the rocking/floor it process but I just couldn’t get us out.
Frustration started to kick in. I had been at this for almost 30 minutes. Miss A was not a happy camper. I was desperately trying to think of someone I could call to come help get me out.
Finally, I just stopped and prayed. Then I chose joy. Not long after, I was able to get us out and home safely. I also swore Miss A to secrecy making her promise to never tell daddy of our snowbound adventure.
I don’t know why I was thinking of this particular moment today. Maybe its because I’ve been incredibly frustrated lately. It seems like all I’ve been doing is rocking back and forth and just when I think I’ll get ahead, something stops me in my tracks.
We’ve had quite a few hiccups the past few weeks. Fevers and loose stitches have delayed treatment. My list of restrictions seems a mile long. My household chore list is even longer. I’m ready to do this and get back to normal!
But then I’m reminded in these times (snow or illness), we need to BE STILL, PRAY and CHOOSE JOY. And soon enough, we’ll be back on the road again.
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