Sunday, June 22, 2008

A little detour

Just in case you did not know, small towns close down on Sunday. We couldn't replace our spare tire today, so we ended up staying a night in Sheridan WY. The longer version is that I had intended to just push on anyway but thought to have a prayer about it. I felt uneasy, but was being stubborn and was going to move on. I was alone in the car at the time and just as
I closed the door I realized that I had left the keys inside. I almost cried, literally. I could not believe my luck to find the rear gatge had been left unlocked. As I lifted the gate, a clear thought came into my mind, "this is what happens when you make rash decisions based on haste". I knew we had to stay and wait till Monday. We held a family council, I asked every one for an opinion, and except for Sarah, who was torn, the decision was unanimous. Even Mim said," stay home and rest". Then I shared my prayer experience with everyone and we headed for KOA.
We rested, and cleaned up the van. I called ahead and changed our reservations.
After dinner we had a family devotional and each person read a scripture and told how it related to something that we have done, or learned on our trip. Even Mim read, "Where two are three are gathered in my name...". With a little help of course. We sang a hymn had a prayer and enjoyed the spirit. All is well.

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