I’m really not trying to over complicate this story, it is just there are so many pieces to the puzzle that make this story, to me, incredibly amazing.
– I have to acknowledge the astounding aide of peace God brought me. I praised God for protecting my mind from going to those dark and desperate places I’d been before. I thanked Him for being faithful as I faithfully held my negative thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5) and dug my heels into the ground of His Word (1 Peter 1:13). I realized in moments here and there on Tuesday that I wasn’t dwelling on the previous night’s conversation– that was noteworthy. I wasn’t freaking out and ordering survival seeds on Amazon. My heart and mind were peaceful and that was pretty incredible. The only thing I could do was thank God for that because I knew it wasn’t me. He was grabbing those thoughts and reining them in. He was reminding me of the blue sky, green grass, and beautiful babies in front of me. He continually reminded me throughout the day not to worry about tomorrow for today had enough worry of it’s own.
– I love theme parks. Magic Kingdom is my absolute favorite. It is my happy place. Now that I have children, seeing the smiles on their faces at Disney makes my heart just burst.
– My son’s class was going on a field trip to Sea World but we had promised him a trip to Legoland for his birthday months before. We looked at the prices and we just could not afford to go to both (also my husband couldn’t afford to take off work both days so close together). I was having major mom guilt that he was missing his school field trip. But when our dear girl Alex texted me with free tickets, I knew Magic Kingdom would trump them all. That was God wrapping His arms around me saying I know your heart, my sweet child. He said it in depths no one else could ever possibly understand.
-Jude did not need to miss a day of school since we chose to go on the day of his field trip.
-James did not need to ask off more time from work because it was already approved for the field trip day.
– Disney tickets are super expensive. She basically gave us a $500 gift.
-Everyone was healthy.
-The weather was beautiful.
-I was even able to eat an actual meal at the park after a little research and Disney being pretty allergy-friendly (even at the quick services aka cheaper places to each)!
I was in awe of the length my Father went to show me His love. The details of the day were astounding. The idea I had whispered into a prayer in a corner of my mind became a reality. God hears. God cares. He can bless us with what we think to be little insignificant hopes.