I've told you before how important I think it is that Luke be close with our family. I mean they are a part of who he is. I love to be around family as well and my two best friends actually are my family. They are my sister in laws.
We are always trying to find things to do with our kids. She has two boys and we like to get our boys together to play. I love watching Luke experience new things. I just think it's amazing how they grow and learn, and I love making memories with him.
Well, Amy and I decided that we were going to take our kids to Dawes Arboretum over the weekend. We all had a blast, and I got to take beautiful pictures of our boys together (pictures to come, hopefully this wordless wednesday:))
Now, hang in there with me cause this story might get long, but I promise there is a point to it all.
I have been pretty stressed out with some things going on in my life. I was hoping that this little trip would help to get my mind off of things. After we spent 6 hours in the Arboretum, we decided we would go into the next town to get dinner. I thought I knew where I was going...that was my first mistake. We got into town and I had no clue where I was. We asked directions and got to a restaurant and ate dinner. I asked directions when we left the restaurant, but thought AGAIN that I knew where I was going...second mistake.
We got lost. Neither one of us knew where we were or how we were going to get home. At first, even though we knew we were lost, we just continued to drive around thinking we would just stumble upon the highway we needed to go on to get home. After about a half hour......I started getting a little worried. So we stopped for directions.
Now, I must tell you that I do not drive on the interstate. I am scared to death of it, like a nightmare and panic attack all rolled into one, scared of driving on the interstate. I can read a map and get you where ever you want to go...as long YOU are driving me there.
So, we are in the middle of this big city, lost. Oh yeah, did I mention that we had three kids, two in car seats, squished into the back of my 1994 Honda Accord?? Yeah, squished like sardines...but they were angels....pure angels I tell ya. I will say that my nephews kept asking Aunt Mary are you going to take us home...all I could say was I'm trying. Anyway back to my point...it was like we were stuck in the twilight zone. There was this stadium and there was something going on there, so there were cops everywhere putting up stop signs in the middle of the road...there was an accident....and once I went one way...I couldn't go back because it was a one way street. We asked for directions 6, yes you read right 6 times....and all 6 times were wrong....wrong I tell ya! Each and everytime, it brought me right back to that stadium and the twilight zone.
I even drove on the interstate following a cops directions, got off on the right exit...and was still lost. Oh yeah, I drove on the interstate, I gave myself a pep talk...you can do this, you can do this...and as soon as we got on the interstate...there were orange barrels and concrete dividers everywhere...NOOOO!! But we made through...we were still lost but we made it through.
I remember asking God to please just show me a sign for 13 south...please. That was the highway we needed to get back home. It was almost dark, we had called everyone we knew to call...no one was home. And we kept getting taken back right back to the twilight zone. I seriously thought we were going to have to stay in a motel and try again in the morning.
But, just as we were to our breaking point, just as we are about to cry.....there, there it was...lit up in the lovely glow of my headlights.....13 south! YES! We have never been so happy to see the numbers 1 and 3 in our lives!!! Two hours we were lost, I've never been so lost in my life. I wanted to go home, and just sit in my chair and stare at nothing...my brain had had enough. Then, on our way home a bat just about flew in Amy's window....I told her if it would have I would have pulled the car over and threw myself on the ground....she was a trooper though...no one else I'd rather be lost with...well except someone who knew where they were going :)
So, why did I just bore you with the story of my crazy weekend. Well, remember I said I was totally stressed out about things going on in my life??? Well, after that, I wasn't any more. I felt relaxed...dare I say...refreshed??
I think God works in mysterious ways. I think He knew I needed relief from the stress...so He gave it to me. It might have been in the form of two hours of scary stressed, lost, interstate driving...stress, but it gave my brain a break from the other stress I was under.
You see, we had driven around the same area for 2 hours...no sign of the highway we needed, and just as we got to our breaking point, he answered my prayer and showed me the sign for 13 south. I'm not a very religious person..I don't go to church, but I believe in God and I pray....and he answered my prayers.
It's nice to know someone is out there watching over us. Thank you God for giving my mind a break, thank you for giving me Luke, letting me be his mommy and thank you for wonderful family and friends....and giving me some adventure....just when I need it.
3 things I learned from this:
1: I need GPS!
2: I need to learn how to drive on the interstate, if I wouldn't have been such a down right chicken...I could have got us home...in maybe one hour :)
3: Fun comes when you least expect it :)
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