Do you ever wish you could get a do-over?
You ever have one of those days where you should have just stayed in the safety and security of your own bed?
Today was one of those days where if something could go wrong, it did.
I woke up this morning to find that our kitchen pipes had backed up into the basement. So before I could get dressed from work, I had to whip out the shop vac and remove the stinky water.
I drove 40 minutes to work in another office knowing that I would have to turn right back around and be back in town for a noon board meeting.
Our network connection was dead at work, so I couldn't send or receive emails or do any work online.
Some other problems cropped up at work. Then I got in the car again and headed for my luncheon.
After lunch, I came home, changed out of my suit into jeans and a t-shirt, a vacuumed a morning's worth of sludgy kitchen water out of our basement. Only to watch more water come right back up.
Then I called the plumber, put on my work clothes, and went back to the office. Only to find out that a management team meeting that was canceled last week had been rescheduled for today. And no one told me.
I sent my apologies for missing the meeting and went back home to wait on the plumber.
When I got back home, I was almost overwhelmed by stuff to worry about. For once, I did exactly what the moment called for.
I stopped right where I was and prayed.
I prayed not for God to take away the day's problems, but for the wisdom to keep things in perspective.
And in His time, He delivered.
I calmed down. The plumber came. The other pressures eased up.
The kids, without being asked, behaved like angels.
God is good.
Tomorrow is a new day. There's no telling what it will bring. But for now I'm safe and secure in my big brown chair.
How was your day?
Today was one of those days where if something could go wrong, it did.
I woke up this morning to find that our kitchen pipes had backed up into the basement. So before I could get dressed from work, I had to whip out the shop vac and remove the stinky water.
I drove 40 minutes to work in another office knowing that I would have to turn right back around and be back in town for a noon board meeting.
Our network connection was dead at work, so I couldn't send or receive emails or do any work online.
Some other problems cropped up at work. Then I got in the car again and headed for my luncheon.
After lunch, I came home, changed out of my suit into jeans and a t-shirt, a vacuumed a morning's worth of sludgy kitchen water out of our basement. Only to watch more water come right back up.
Then I called the plumber, put on my work clothes, and went back to the office. Only to find out that a management team meeting that was canceled last week had been rescheduled for today. And no one told me.
I sent my apologies for missing the meeting and went back home to wait on the plumber.
When I got back home, I was almost overwhelmed by stuff to worry about. For once, I did exactly what the moment called for.
I stopped right where I was and prayed.
I prayed not for God to take away the day's problems, but for the wisdom to keep things in perspective.
And in His time, He delivered.
I calmed down. The plumber came. The other pressures eased up.
The kids, without being asked, behaved like angels.
God is good.
Tomorrow is a new day. There's no telling what it will bring. But for now I'm safe and secure in my big brown chair.
How was your day?
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
4:49 PM
5 Comments:
I totally hear you, and have definitely had days like that.
My day involved fighting with an 11 year old who thinks he is 40, and he knows everything, of course.
PLEASE tell me they grow out of it. :-(
I think that satan is running some sort of virus in all our systems. Last Friday was like that for me. A do-over day that turned for the better when I made the choice to appreciate everything. God is good in all things, isn't he?
Sorry about the kitchen woes. That wasn't fun, says she who shop-vacced seepage from her basement last summer.
But good for you for turning to the One who would help you handle everything coming your way!
Yesterday was actually pretty good, all things considered. I was alive, I was breathing and I knew that God loved me. The rest is all just trivial stuff that will work out in time.
Oh the wonders of faith. I heard a minister say the faith is having enough. There will be enough time, enough patience, enough courage, enough wisdom which he will supply for that day. He is our portion.
I've had those days too. It always gets better when you stop worrying and put things in perspective. There's a lot more to life than plumbing problems and missed meetings.
We had an ice storm. I work in utilities. There were several prayers going up from my mouth.
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