Be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." Hebrews 13:5
Be content in all things, give thanks in all things...Those can be hard for children to grasp when their little worlds don't go as planned. It is a hard one for me to reconcile in the larger disappointments of life. Tonight we had one of those small superficial disappointments that should not be any big deal. But is was. And the tears flowed.
Every year we look forward to the second Friday in Dec to put on our santa hats, grab our bags of red licorice and go for a half hour ride on the Lynden Circulator bus to look at all the lights in Lynden. It is a biiiiig deal for the children. This was our 6th annual ride. We have talked about it all week and everyone was just giddy. We loaded up the van, even Daddy had a santa hat on as we drove to the bus station! The bus was set to leave at 6:13pm and our experience is he is precisely right on time. We parked right next to the station and waited. The bus came at 6:11, yay!
We quickly gathered our stuff and piled out of the van...just as the bus took off again, at 6:11...about 15 seconds after it stopped. I waved at Mr. bus driver hoping to catch his eye, but to no avail. Almost in unison we had 5 very unhappy children and a couple broke out in tears. Daddy gathered them up and used it as a lesson that we need to glorify the Lord in our actions even when things don't go the way we hoped. I was even discretely mad! The driver never even looked to see and he had come all this way...but like Daddy said it was the good Lord's will and He does all things well...even when the bus leaves us standing in the cold with santa hats on and licorice in our pockets.
It is so goofy as we can easy go tomorrow night, too, and we will give it another try if it isn't snowing too hard, and if it is...well, that will be a treat in itself.
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Hi Jennifer, We have had this happen so many times I can't even count. Joshua has become our runner to make sure we catch the bus. I hope you make it out another night to see the lights.
-Crystal
Oh, how frustrating. Good for you for turning it into a life lesson. I'll admit I might have been a little too angry in the moment to do that! I hope you guys catch the bus tonight :)
It's hard whether you're 4 or 40 or 80, when the path ahead looks like it's going a certain direction and suddenly it makes a hard right corner and you find you're facing an entirely different direction. Though it's painful for us as parents to see our little ones hurting and disappointed, I'm thankful that God begins teaching them this lesson as children, when we can hug and cuddle them and remind them Who God is. I, too, hope tonight works out for your family and may it be even sweeter. ~Marie
That is such a bummer that your tradition got 'off track'. I would be sad too. But that is so awesome you used it as a lesson. I hope you get to go another time this year.
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