When all us fails, disconnect the battery

Today has been one of those days. I guess I could complain and take a negative spin on the whole thing, but as you know if you've been following along with this blog, The Holy Spirit has really been transforming my thought process.

So, let me just say that today did NOT go as I planned, yet by the time it was over I was home, warm, comfortably surrounded by my family--those that I love best.

Are you wondering what happened today? Rather it's a series of events. First Sammie got lost coming home from FBU. Her exit off the interstate was closed. After a panicked call from her, I managed to get her back on a familiar path headed home. Crisis # 1 adverted.

She managed to make it home just in time to pick up Andrew from school. Whew, crisis #2 adverted. Sammie headed off to her job at the local video store.

Then as I was quietly working on my laptop, comfortable in my PJ bottoms and sweatshirt, the phone rang. Sammie again. This time the security system on the car had gone crazy and would not stop. I managed to convince her to drive the car home (flashing lights and all).

I took her back to work and headed to see if our local mechanic, Norm was still in his shop. Luck was with me. He was there. He proceeded to work on my car while I waited patiently in the cold (in the haste of the crisis, I had forgotten to put on a coat). About an hour and a half later the problem was solved.

As a last resort he simply disconnected and then reconnected the battery. And Voila!! Problem solved. . well almost. It seems during the "checking out all the systems process that he had disconnect one of the fuses to the tail lights. A few minutes later, I was in business again.

After thanking our mechanic profusely, I headed home. And here I sit, snug as a bug in a rug with my Uggs on and a cup of hot Green tea. Yes, life can throw you some curves. The key is to remember to pray and breathe. A simple "help me God" will suffice.

You see the challenges I faced today were only temporary. God's inherent goodness is always the same. It never changes. All I need to do is align myself with Him and everything looks much brighter.

I can say without hesitation, that I can't wait to see what God has in store for me tomorrow!! And I know some of you feel the same way, because you can bet whether it is good or bad, I'm going to blog about it here (tee hee). Life is good. God is good (all the time).