thankful for a bad day

I know this might sound weird but it makes sense to me...

Today was one of those days where ANY and ALL plans went wrong. At least until I gave up.. I'm not sure where it started, but maybe it was when my calendar started getting meetings added to it for Friday. I had kept Friday clear all week long so that I could go with Lindsay to Houston to celebrate her 21st birthday.. until the second half of the day on Thursday when meetings started popping up. Then the automotive instructor fell ill (Thomas, not sure what you've got but I'm praying you rest up and feel better soon).

Since my car is in our automotive shop at school, that means no car back for Pattie. At least not before Monday. And no, I don't blame anyone, this was completely unavoidable. So I'll just have to figure something out as far as cars go. The insurance company is only paying for my rental through Friday... which means unless I can afford it, I won't have a car until Monday at the earliest.

It's not the end of the world, just makes getting around and getting things done a little harder. But since I have to deal with the rental company today and have meetings, I can't go to Houston and I am bummed. I was so looking forward to a true girl's night and in celebration of such an awesome chick turning 21. I pray that the girl's have a phenomenal trip and I can't wait to hear all about it.

So by the time I got off of work yesterday, I was tempted to simply cancel my plans for the rest of the day and go home. But Caitlyn and I were scheduled to pick out a board game for our college coffee/community/fellowship/we-all-call-it-something-different group (haha!). WOW! The first plan all day that didn't change. And honestly, hanging out with Caitlyn was exactly what I needed.

We spent right at two hours JUST talking before even going into Toys R Us. I learned a lot about Caitlyn and she learned a lot about me. In some ways that I would have never expected, we are alike and the potential to help one another grow in our faith and love for Jesus is limitless because of it. My heart so understands her story and while I don't have all the answers (because I don't have all the answers for my own story), I am even more pumped to see where God leads both of us. Honestly, I don't even remember the name of the board game we picked out but I know it'll be fun for the group but the time I spent actually getting to know my sister in Jesus was priceless.. No game could ever replace that.

So yeah.. Having a bad day earlier really can help you to appreciate when the good does come through.