Sometimes it is amazing how things happen - today, with the bad weather, I toyed with staying home from volunteering in the hospital Gift Shop - hut I thought of all the employees and visitors, who regularly come in, and who would be disappointed to not be able to get the items they wanted or needed, so I made the decision to go in. I ran a little late, but by then the roads were good and I had no problem getting to the hospital.
Later in the day, I began thinking of how different the day would have been if I had not gone in - for one, I would have missed the chance to see a long time favorite, former employee of the hospital, who is now CEO of a sister hospital, and a man I have admired since my first day working at the hospital; I would not have met a lady, who during our conversation, mentioned she had lived in Illinois - later to find out that she had lived in the town where I was born and raised - which led to talking about the area - and she described a furniture store she enjoyed going into - which happens to belong to my cousin's husband's family; I would not have run into a neighbor, who I had planned to stop by her house later to make my reservation to the White Oak Christmas party, thus giving her the check and saving me having to get out in the cold again; plus the many hugs and greetings that I so enjoy. Rethinking on these instances made me realize how we never know what blessings God has planned for us when we follow His lead and let it all unfold for us.
Several times during the day, I checked to see what was going on with the weather, to realize that the snow had stopped, but it was turning quite a bit colder. Several people asked if I was concerned about getting home to which I answered, "Not at all, He got me here safely; He'll get me home the same way" to which I can gladly report - all was well on the drive home and I did arrive safely, to spend the rest of the evening snuggled in my Snoozie slippers and wrapped in my electric throw as I am enjoying being on the computer or watching television.
I hope everyone who reads this has had an equally good day and is aware of the many unforseen blessings in their day.
