Blogging daily gratitude has opened my eyes to the constant wonder about me, and it seems that the more I write out my gratitude, the more things come my way to be grateful for. Lots of small things all the time, and every once in a while, something big. Such was the case yesterday at Silver Dollar City, an amazing amusement park in Branson, Missouri.
SDC has been recently voted America’s #1 Theme Park, so it goes without saying that there were a LOT of people there on a glorious spring day. I was aware that a friend from St. Louis would be there, as I’d seen something she’d posted on social media saying as much. I’d replied, saying we were thinking about going there that afternoon, too, but no plans were ever made because I didn’t hear back.
It’s a challenge to make plans around Victor, our senior pup with dementia. We feel we can leave him alone four hours at the most, so we have our time away allocated almost to the minute. A round trip takes an hour, leaving two hours to see the shows, go on rides, and eat. This month’s theme is Bluegrass & Barbecue, and we were there for both!
SDC is expansive, and we aren’t familiar in the least with the park’s layout. So by the time we found our way to where the pickers were playing, the only two seats together were on a retaining wall, but we were grateful to get them.
Just as the music was about to begin, my friend from St. Louis walked up to a single seat right in front of us. I said, “Sue?!” I couldn’t believe that here she was at the same show as us, amidst at least several hundred thousand people. When God means for paths to cross, they do! His wonders never cease.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. ~Jeremiah 17:8
