A Snowy Day

It snowed a little during the night and a big snow was supposed to begin again during the afternoon. My daughter and son-in-law shoveled the front and back walks. I thought that I would run some errands before the big snow started. A friend of ours had a baby girl and I had planned a trip to the jewelry store to buy her a baby ring. Also, I need to stock up on greeting cards and cleaning supplies. As I was ready to leave, Johnny's cousin, Tom, who is a contractor and was very close to Johnny, was kind enough to stop in and show me some things. Tom reviewed the circuit breaker with me - most of it had been labeled. Then he looked at the water heater and told me the date that he had installed it. He showed me the water shut off. Then we went on the side of the house where the addition is. Johnny's workshop is in the basement under the addition. Tom told me how the sump pump works. Then we went outside and he showed me some things about the hot tub. Over the years, Tom has done all of the work and remodeling on our house and always comes immediately when there is an emergency. I so appreciate Tom's stopping. Both he and his wife, Fred, are good people. It really started snowing hard before Tom left so I decided that I would run errands another day.

Some of my grandchildren wanted me to play Bingo. I just didn't feel like it. I told them that I might play Monopoly with them later. As I went upstairs, I could hear them calling numbers.

I decided that I would curl up with one of my favorite magazines. I have a pile of three weeks of magazines that I haven't even looked at. For some reason, I was a little restless and anxious. I just couldn't concentrate and take in the words of Country Home.

I glanced at my dresser and saw a box that Daughter Stephanie made me for Christmas. The box is called "The Simple Things" and contains hundred of pieces of paper upon which Stephanie typed brief bible verses, quotes, and words of wisdom. She painstakingly cut and folded each small piece of paper. I selected a piece of folded paper that was in the box.

I read the words, "God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless he has a specific plan by which a great blessing can some out of the difficulty."

I then remembered one of Johnny's favorite sayings, "It God brings you to it, God will get you through it." I am so glad that today I pulled the tiny folded piece of paper out of my "The Simple Things" box.