So, my daughter forgot her trumpet today for Band class. We were at the bus stop already, and the bus was due in about 4 minutes. The idea was to drop both my son and my daughter off at the bus stop, drive home real fast, run in and get the trumpet...and hope that I made it back in time before the children got on the bus for school. I asked the children to pray that the bus would be late....
God has a sense of humor. As I did everything that I had planned, driving probably WAY too fast (it's a good thing we had the van, and not the car), I pulled up to the bus stop and my son and daughter were still waiting for the bus, smiling at me. I arrived three minutes later than the bus is supposed get there. Then the high school bus arrived (not our bus). Minutes passed... I made the comment to my children, that we should of been more specific about just how late. So, we thanked God for allowing us to retrieve her trumpet and not miss the bus, and asked if the bus could not be so late that the kids would miss breakfast. Then about ten minutes late (in total), here comes the right bus. I waved goodbye to my darling Middle Schoolers, and my youngest son and I drove back home with thankfulness in our hearts.
I calculated that I would of had enough time to drive SAFELY AND SLOWLY home to get the trumpet and drive back to the bus stop. The bus is rarely late, but it was just "late enough" for me to accomplish my goals. Some might say it was purely coincidence, but I say "Thank you Lord for being so personable, and for your sense of humor." Sure, Kristen might have been able to borrow her teacher's trumpet, but the children asked and God answered. He's showing them at such a young age, that he hears them when they pray. He's also showing me to trust Him, when I ask him for something, He's going to give me enough to do things His way. I love you Jesus.
