The Little Things

Adam and I have been taking the kids to the lake one evening each week, but tonight I took the kids on my own since Adam had to work. What an adventure! You would think since I have been doing the mom thing for 3 years now that I would have planning and packing for a small trip down to a science, but no…not so much! I packed our dinner, a blanket, towels, floaties for Cosie, floating sit-in toy for Charlie, the kids cups, diapers, sun glasses, keys, license and debit card. Half way there I thought, “oh no I forgot the water bottles for myself…oh well, I can use the kids’ water if I get too thirsty.” Then I realized I forgot Cosie’s water shoes, or any shoes for that matter, which is a big deal since sometimes there are pieces of glass mixed in with the rocks. We prayed out loud together that God would protect her little feet since I was too far to turn around with the gas prices as they are and the time it was. We got to the lake and I explained to the lady that we wanted to buy an annual pass since we keep using the lake and handed her my debit card. Of course, they only take cash and checks and I only had $1.50 of the $3.00 it takes to get into the lake. “Lord please provide…I can’t drive all the way back to town for $1.50.” I went a different way out of the lake for some reason and passed a couple on the side of the road fixing their trailer…I pulled over and explained to the man that my daughter was crying (Cosie didn’t understand why we were turning around since the lake was not closed…”The peoples were there mommy…why we going this way?...I wanna go in the water…please mommy”) and I needed $1.50 to get into the lake. He pulled out a wad of cash, kind of rolled his eyes, but gave me $2.00 which I held like gold and thanked him profusely for. We pulled into the parking lot after paying and when I got the recently unused stroller out, there was a water bottle (half full…funny how you look at things differently when you don’t have something) and a pair of sandals from last summer that were a little too small but workable. I got a tear in my eye as God graciously provided the money, water and shoes for our time at the lake....trusting in him for the little things is where I seem to wander like a dumb sheep! Anyway, we had a great time and met some nice people that we have seen before. This would be the perfect time to provide pictures of our time there, but of course the camera didn’t make it to the lake either! I am going to make a Lake List and have it on hand next time!