The little things

So often it's the littlest things that can upset us, and even ruin our day. But sometimes, if we let them, the little things can make things better, and make our day. Let me share.

So over the past few days, things felt like they hit all at ones. (Might have something to do with praying and realizing how lethargic I have been getting and asking God to wake me up. Be careful what you pray for!) So for one, my work hours might change for a bit, which will mean getting up earlier (I'm a night owl, and NOT a morning person), and I will be working more in a different department because they need help. Which I understand and all, but with the way things are it will mean I may be in the middle of all that lovely drama. Just thinking about it stresses me out.

Then I have been thinking for a while that I should start looking for a new car, and so now with a push and help from others I am, but then I need to make time to go look at them. (I live in a small town and around here you have to drive an hour or two to get to anywhere bigger and used vehicles can be even farther away than that.) Plus with looking at cars I don't even know where to start. To me cars our a necessary evil. I need one to get around, but they are a money pit, and I don't even really like driving. So it's anther thing that needs down and adds to my stress.

Then, my local drug store can not get in some of my medication that I have to have. So that means driving 60 miles to get it. (I just mentioned how I don't really like driving, so yeah.)

So today I made that extra trip to get my meds. I did a little shopping while I was at it to make better use of my time. Now at first, they had no record of my prescription, even though I had called yesterday to have my normal drug store send it. So I called them again, they send it again, and then they were saying they did not have enough to fill it. When I called them yesterday they said they did. So this would mean another trip next week of driving 60 miles one way to get something I need and can normally get just down the street. So I finish shopping as I wait for them to fill it, and now I'm kind of bummed out. I can't go look at a car in the opposite direction next week if I need to come down here again. So before leaving I finally pick up my meds and at a quick look, it looks like a lot more then what I normally get. When I got to my car and checked, yeah, they gave me three times what I normally get, which means not only do I not need to make another trip next week, I should have enough now to get me through whatever shortage is going on, and I can get it all right in my own town again. (Hopefully!)

Then before heading home, I swung into a fast food place to get something to eat. I was feeling pretty good about not needing to make another trip, which had been weighing on my mind for the last half hour or more. I thought about paying it forward at the window, but no one was behind me. It went through my head about how interesting it would be if the people before me did it for me instead. Well, what do you know they did! I got my meal for free. I did not need someone to pay for me, but it still felt really nice. The little thing! Then when I got home I checked my mail and something I ordered came much sooner then I thought it would.

There is too much in this world that can get us down. I stress out far too easily as well and overthink things all the time. But today felt like a reminder that there are lots of good things in this world yet too, and blessing we too easily overlook. So today I will be grateful for the little things.

God Bless