May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. Psalm 20:4
Vacation. With family. And extended family. And friends we only see once a year. Our annual trek to the Northwoods with our
boat has had its share of bad luck; a great uncle diagnosed with terminal
cancer, a dog bite, a broken elbow, a broken foot, a great uncle diagnosed with
ALS (Lou Gering’s disease), a terrible storm, a broken windshield, a damaged
boat, a torn hamstring, another broken foot.
Even though we experience these misadventures we always go back for time
with family and to disconnect from all the electronic interference in our
lives.
This year we had a rash of bad luck with tires. We had a low tire on the car on the way up,
which developed into an unrepairable flat that had to be replaced in a
different town 2 hours away. Some of the
people that we were with felt bad that we had to experience these things. But I felt lucky. Our car tire didn’t have to be replaced until
after we arrived. We drove through
several storms on the way up and we didn’t blow a tire or end up stranded on
the side of the road. Even though we
were inconvenienced we were safe and we made it to the lake. Waiting for AAA in a safe place with a book
and nice cup of coffee beats being stranded among semi’s barreling down the
road at 80 miles an hour every day of the week.
On the way home we stopped for lunch and noticed that one of our boat
trailer tires looked funny, on further examination we had lost at least 6 of
the 10 layers of tread on the tire. We
called AAA again. Even though we were
frustrated (and, ok, annoyed) that it took them 3 times as long as they estimated
to arrive, again, we were safe. We
noticed the issue when we stopped at a safe place. We had access to air conditioning, bathrooms
and an ice cream cone (if we needed one).
We weren’t stuck along the road, we didn’t blow a tire, our vehicle and
boat were not damaged and we were not injured in anyway.
As we experienced these inconveniences I had to thank God for watching
over and blessing us. Even though this
wasn’t ideal the other scenarios were so much worse. We needed a break and we love where we
go. These problems along the way didn’t
destroy our vacation. Didn’t harm our family. Didn’t irreparably damage material
possessions. We were able to get what we
needed, with a few unexpected delays along the way.
Prayer: God who watches over and protects us, thank you for recognizing
my hearts desires, thank you for protecting us on our journey. Amen
Christi Moock
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