Stress!  Normal everyday stress can get us down.  Add in something like selling a house and trying to keep it sparkling and uncluttered everyday and wow, stress takes on a whole new meaning.  LOL  

So I ordered a "Pod" to pack away some things and decluttter the house.  Pods are those large boxes one can have delivered to their property to store things.  Well I had a delivery set up for a certain day.  Truck came, my little storage helper sitting on top of the flatbed all ready to be dropped in my driveway and boom...complication.   Because my tenant's car was there and he was not home with his keys, the delivery person couldn't place the container in the driveway.  Ugh!  Now what do I do.  I couldn't reschedule this service for another three weeks and my open house was in three days!  

Ok, breathe I tell myself (after a slight mini meltdown).   I call another company.  Wow they can delivery one the next day.  Yaay.  And they have a smaller one, which is cheaper, which is all I really need anyway....see God's working this out.  Go God!!!  

The next day rolls around, and hour after hour passes with no phone call from the company as to when this container will be delivered.  I went to work with still no box in my driveway.  My husband comes to work that night and said it was never delivered.  Geez!!  I get on the phone the next day and was told there had been a problem with them getting a delivery of containers and they were supposed to call to let customers know.  Ha!  But they can reschedule it.  Okaaay....for Saturday!  No!  That will not work at all!  Saturday is my open house.  UGH!!!  

Ok.  Once again, breathe...this time no mini melt down.  I think I'm finally getting this "Gods got this" thing.  LOL  So I scramble in the garage...clearing space, putting things in there, putting things on top of things and on top of cabinets, and on and on and on until I had enough floor space to set up crates for my cats who needed to be kept safe from all the door opening and closing of the open house.  The house got decluttered, the cats had a safe place to stay while all the chaos was going on for those few hours and I was able to see God's hand once again.  He really did have this all under control...as He has had every step of the way.   

Friday afternoon's drive to work brought me such a beautiful God visit.   I started the drive by thanking God for all He was doing to make this time in our lives work out.  I was so happy to be able to be grateful even though things, as they usually do, did not run smoothly or according to "Madeline's plan."  Then "Fires" by Jordan St. Cry came on the radio and I knew God was once again using music to touch my heart, bringing comfort and peace.  I then proceeded to pass by a local church which had a sign out front, "...I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself."   Jeremiah 31:3   Our Lord is so incredibly tenderhearted and kind.  

Our God is so sweet, so amazing, so loving.  I was in awe and just couldn't help but worship and praise  Him.  Nothing was working out according to my plan...but everything was under His control and it was beautiful.  

Lord, it takes us so long to get to the place of trust...and so often we leave the safety of that place and return to the chaos of "our own way."   We forget how wise and loving You really are.  But You do have us in the palms of Your hand.  You do take care of us in the perfect way.  I've seen this so clearly during this hectic, crazy, chaotic time in my life.  And I am so grateful.  I share this in the hope of helping others to breathe, to trust, to rest in You Father.  Open our eyes to Your work...and even if we can't see help us to remain at peace, knowing "Gods got this."   In Jesus', (our wonderful Prince of Peace) Name I pray.  Amen.  

Stop leaving the place of faith.