Canton, TX is known as the world famous flea market heaven. Keep it a secret tho, too many people already know, lol. We just got back from our spring voyage to this little town. It was a great trip, despite a lil 'spice of life', as my friend put it. I got some cool stuff but just going and looking is worth it in itself. They have lots of decorative sign sayings but my favorite one this time was 'A smoking section in a restaurant is like a peeing section in a swimming pool'. How funny but true!
If I could sum up this trip in one word, it would be 'Protected.' The following aren't negatives of the trip but just examples of His protection over us wherever we are.
1] On the way down, two ceiling fan blades broke off but no one was hit by them.
2] I sucker punched the towel rack with my bottom lip but I didn't knock out my tooth that occasionally pops out.
3] When it rained Saturday morning, we had the option to go to the indoor market place.
4] We did have a tire blowout on the way home but it didn't cause a wreck or hurt the other tire next to it.
5] A beer toting man came to our door but went away peacefully after my dad gave him some matches so he could light his cigarette.
6] Even tho we spent a noisy night camped on an access ramp off the freeway, we had everything we needed.
7] Although the wait for tire repair service tested/zapped my patience completely, it was resolved and at a lower cost.
8] Everything was just as we left it when we got home, perfectly fine.
This is just a short list of the few ways I know that we were blessed. God is good all the time, even in the trying moments of life.
I really liked #2, however I thought that was my fault. We will get some new tires and be back on the road soon.
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I'm adding number 9
ReplyDelete9] Getting out of there before the tornadoes hit the Dallas area today. Canton is about an hour NE of Dallas.
SOOOO thankful you and your mom and dad are safe and sound and back here with us in Sherwood. And you are right, God protected you every step of the way. A close friend once said to me, "God always knows exactly where you are and is right there with you." That proves true every time. We can always look back and count our blessings. Though our patience sometimes wears thin, He is in control and we can trust that He will see us through. I am glad you added #9.....thought of you today when I heard about the tornadoes in Dallas and was so thankful you are safely home. Love you, T.
ReplyDeleteThanks! That is an interesting report. Glad you got some "goodies". Just going there would be fun.
ReplyDeleteHaving the right attitude about the aggravations helps a lot! And yes, God does do the "ordinary things of life" and
protect us. Some of those incidents were a bit scary!!!! Great to have competent Bobbie and Wayne in charge of getting things back in order.
You are a wise and intuitive writer. I so enjoy the blog! (But I don't know how to put this comment into it).
Love, prayers, Patsy
Girl, you are a real trooper!
ReplyDeleteOh my! All's well that ends well. So thankful for a faithful God who watched over you all during a not- so-perfect trip. How's your lip??
ReplyDeleteHis compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is His faithfulness
ReplyDeletejoel
The adventure in marketing!
ReplyDeletebefore you leave stock up on: ceiling fan blades, matches, spare
tires, soft towel bars, hamburgers for Jack.
THEN, go to canton
glad you are back.
nancy h.