The boys and I took a trip this week to Austin to see my aunt and sightsee. Depending on how I choose to look at life there are two ways I could describe this trip.
On the one hand…
The boys picked and argued and whined constantly while we were driving in Austin and San Antonio. We were always running just a little behind so weren’t able to do some of the things they were most looking forward to. They have no concept of sticking close in the city and watching out for other people. My car broke down on the freeway in rush hour traffic in San Antonio.
But on the other hand I remember…. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
So on the other hand…
On the drive to and from Austin, where they had room to spread out and not be right on top of each other, the boys were great. In downtown Austin they were super excited to use their own money to feed expired parking meters for strangers… and probably some that weren’t expired! Even though we couldn’t do everything they had planned they took in fairly well in stride and started making plans for our next trip. The car broke down right at an off ramp, we were able to crawl off the freeway and right into a parking lot before it totally died. The parking lot was to an electronics store so there were comfy chairs and big tvs to entertain the boys while we got the car taken care of. My aunt was with us when it happened so I wasn’t stranded alone with the kids. They were so good in the store that one of the employees complimented me on their behavior. They got to ride in their very first taxi. And the car was fixed in a day and is driving great.
It’s all in your perspective… I could look back and focus on all the negative and think it was a horrible trip. But instead all I can see is how God blessed us and the fun we had.
1 comment:
glad it all worked out for the good!
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