Simple Thanks

My father prays for us to have Traveling Grace when we are on the road. It is a prayer for the safety of his loved ones as they go from one place to the next.

Safety.

I believe next time that I will ask him to extend his prayers to our sanity as well.

We traveled through road construction today and it was a terrible, time-consuming mess. My Darling Husband is an all around great guy, but I would never accuse him of having patience. Take weekend vacationers traffic, add an interstate with only one lane open, and toss in an Alabama State Trooper, and you have added lighter fluid to his micro mini short fuse.

The effects lingered all day.

EXCEPT, for when he met and held his nephew for the first time. When the baby was placed in his arms this evening his countenance changed. The snarl relaxed into a smile. Those pinched lips, became a pucker as he kissed the newborn on the head. And his whole body seemed to relax and say Ahhh.



I loved my nephew with all of my heart the first time that I met him. But watching my husband hold him today, I think that my heart grew so that it could hold more love. I loved Joshua and my Husband more when I saw them together.

So I Praise God, for Traveling Grace in seeing us safely home, as well as the grace we needed to get over our travels.

Thank You Father God. With all of my heart, Thank You.

In Jesus Name,

Amen