Getting my way

Anyone who knows me, knows that I carry a Type A personality. I am the oldest, I like to get my own way, I'm outspoken, I'm always right and I can be stubborn as a mule. Ask any one of my sister's they will vouch that all the above is true. However, in all reality, I never get my own way, my hubby knows when & where to draw the line. Do I dare admit, I happen to only be right about 50% of the time. While speaking with Coleson's surgeon yesterday, he didn't seem to think that I had the authority to tell him when I want Cole's surgery to be done. (He must have a Type A personality as well!) I was thinking I had this all planned out. If we have the expanders put in now, 3 months of inflation would put us to Christmas break for his plastic surgery and wah-lah all done, ready for the new year! NOT!!!! Doc happens to be booked out until December! Amy is so not getting her way! I had to take a deep breath and deal with it. I remember praying in the office "God you know all things and if this is what needs to happen then so be it!" I still tried to convince him that Christmas break would be great, but he wasn't buying. So we will leave everything up to the One who sees the big picture and whose timing is always perfect!

Oh the places you'll go....

Last night as I was reading to the twinnies, they brought me a book that I didn't even know we had. It's called 'Oh, the Places you'll go' by Dr. Seuss. I can't ever remember reading it before, even when I was younger. As I was reading it, some things stuck out to me like a throbbing thumb in cartoons. (go figure that a childs book would make me think deep, don't laugh!!!) The little boy was off on his journey, things were going well, until he hit a snag in his balloon and got in a slump. "And when you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done." Anyone whose been in a 'slump' knows that its not easy getting out, but perserverence & prayer are my way out. The little boy then keeps going on to 'The Waiting Place'. I don't like when I have to wait, I'm not a patient person. I know in those waiting times the Lord is teaching patience. I try to take a deep breath and smile. "On and on you will hike. And I know you'll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are. Step with great care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dextrous and deft. And never mix your right foot with your left. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent gauranteed.) So....be your name Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea, you're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way." I picture myself as this little boy going from place to place in my life. It's so awesome to see how the Lord has provided or not provided, answered prayer and not answered prayer.

What mountain are you waiting at the bottom of? Go ahead, grab God's hand. With him you can never fail!