Can you believe I spent 3 hours at Costco today? It actually was 3 1/2 hours!! Or maybe 4?! I took all 3 children with me to replace 2 of our tires on the Durango. Al's going to be driving up to Camp Alta for the Youth Ministry's Winter Camp this weekend so we needed some tires that were ready to take on the snow. Well, I anticipated that it was going to be a long wait. It's usually 2 hours or so to get new tires at Costco. The gentleman in the tire department said it'll take 2 1/2 hours. OK, so what's 30 more minutes at Costco? So to pass time I did some grocery shopping. We took our time going down each aisle but being careful not to buy things we didn't need. The children were actually doing pretty well. We were able to read some books and eat some yummy samples. The best part we were able to see some old friends. We ran into Levi, an old childhood friend of mine, Cecil and Michelle, old friends of Al's and some church family too. As the alarm on my cell phone went off to notify me that time was up, I rushed over to the tire center. It was sunset now and it started to get really cold. When I got there, they told me that my car wasn't ready yet and was going to take another 30 min (it was actually closer to 1 hour). I took a deep breath, prayed that God would give us strength and went back into Costco. I couldn't go back inside to look at stuff because I already paid for my items and there were no more seats in the food court so we made our way to the Optometry Department. The kids and I had some fun trying on some glasses and being silly. Here are some pictures I took of them. The one of Alrick looking like his Grandpa G is funny!
Now that we're home and I've had time to sit and rest, I'm so thankful that I have a merciful Savior. Without Him, I probably would have just broke down in tears. He gave grace when I needed it ("My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9), love when it was lacking in me ("Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 1 Corinthians 10:13) and strength when I was weak ("The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7). To top it off, I was able to spend some wonderful time with my little ones. Praise God!
2 comments:
Oh, Chona! Sometimes God just allows us to have one of those days, huh? But you handled it gracefully through God's grace!
hey girl...sounds like you copied a scene out of one of my "costco tire days". praise God gave you the grace to love and laugh with the kiddies...it was a testament to how differently we respond in Christ.
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