The Moore family hit a bit of snag this past Friday. It involved being fired from a job, and then being in a car accident on the way home from said-job. Double-whammie! Definitely not fun or encouraging in the slightest when you get a one-two knock-out punch in the space of one hour.
But it’s at times like that when you can really and truly be thankful for what you DO have, or what DIDN’T go wrong. There were no injuries in the car wreck. We’re insured. The cop was extraordinarily pleasant and only issued us a one-point ticket for under $100. And the person who got fired has been wanting to explore other career options for over 2 years now, so basically there’s an impetus to get the ball rolling in that direction.
In addition to all of these things, we have God – whose love, as we were so aptly reminded in a sermon this morning, can never ever be separated from us by anything as menial as a car accident or loss of employment. We have loving family all around us in the immediate area who has unconditionally offered support to us. We have each other as a family unit and everyone is healthy and there for one another.
While the events of Friday could definitely give one cause for angst and depression, I am more of the mind that it could lead to new avenues we dream not of. I almost started crying last night when, while watching an old favorite “The Sound of Music,” the character of Maria thoughtfully expressed that “when the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.”
Time to let in some light and air and get that window sill up.
