My world went from calm to crazy late yesterday afternoon when I received a phone call from the medical center in Branson to remind me about my ultrasound, scheduled for 7 a.m. this morning. That was news to me; I had not received any such notification previously. Even though I could have rescheduled, it was something I’ve been waiting to have done for a while, so in spite of mentally calculating that I’d have to be up, dressed and out the door by 6 a.m. I kept the appointment. It was irritating to be caught unaware of the appointment as well as to be told that I couldn’t have anything to eat or drink for 8 hours beforehand, but the biggest annoyance was that fact that we had JUST re-caulked our shower and it wouldn’t be cured for 24 hours. At least I could use the resort’s facilities. The timing of this was not convenient, but putting it off wouldn’t do anyone any good and complaining about it wouldn’t help any.
I awoke before my alarm went off and got ready, being grateful that I’d set out my clothes the night before. The temps dipped into the 20’s last night, and I noticed that the heat pump had given way to the furnace, which warmed the floor and made it feel toasty. Our car has the remote start feature, something I very much appreciated this morning. Everything fell into place nicely; I was ready to go ahead of schedule and took my time driving to where I needed to go. I’m grateful. It was still dark when I drove into town, grateful I could take my time and also that no deer decided to jump out onto the road and surprise me.
It’s amazing that, because of gratitude, things came together easily for something I didn’t have on my calendar. Even more amazing, only two hours after the test, I got a text notification that the radiology report was already written. I’m grateful for things that happen rightly and easily.
There are many plans in a man’s heart, nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand. ~Proverbs 19:21
