Stop and smell the roses

Ok, maybe the photo with this blog title is a little cheesy, but you know how I am with pictures and illustrations of concepts. I also wanted to show off the beautiful flowers Dan sent to me at work recently. He's the most romantic guy ever.

I am repeating Jeremiah 29:11 like a mantra these days. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord..." Even though I don't always feel it, this is my assurance that God knows why everything is happening to Dan and I just the way it is happening, that it's all part of His plan for us, for a greater purpose since God's ways are not our ways.

My return trip from Phoenix last Tuesday was another lesson in "God's classroom". Because ATA doesn't fly non-stop to Honolulu on Tuesdays, I would be flying Southwest to Vegas and catching the flight there to Honolulu. I returned my rental car and before catching the shuttle back to the terminal I glanced at the reader board to find that my Vegas flight had been cancelled. I decided to take the shuttle to the terminal and see what the airline had to say, trying to be calm. I got to the terminal and confirmed the cancelled flight on their reader board. An employee confirmed I had to wait in a very long line of very impatient, frazzled people. My wait was about 45 minutes, and all the while I wondered where I would sleep in the airport since I would probably miss my connection to Honolulu.

When I got to the poor employee trying to help all of us, guess what? He finds me a flight to Vegas (not on the reader board) and gets me on standby but I have to hustle since they were already boarding. Deciding to carry-on my luggage, I end up getting searched by security, taking even more time (yes, I forgot the "3-1-1" rule of packing). I made it to the gate and even got on the flight. Sitting there at my gate in Vegas enjoying a hazelnut latte and amazed I was even there, I heard God speak to me very clearly..."see, I had this planned for you all along; just like the plans I have for you and Dan."

I just love how God works, don't you? Just like "roses" from heaven.

Debbie