Prom season is upon us and I spent my Saturday going store to store trying to get an idea of where in the world we could find Kristina a prom dress. Not wanting to chart these waters alone my friend Kim and her daughter Cori grabbed an oar and set sail with me. Kristina was out of town and I used my time wisely. She isn't one to enjoy going in and out of stores picking through dress after dress to only leave empty handed. So, several years and pageants ago I learned to go dress shopping on my own, come home and report my progress and then go to only a few stores and pick the perfect dress from there.
As we were out and about we began talking about our teenage drivers. Cori has her permit and she is learning the ways of the road. We giggled about when we were teenage drivers and silly things Kristina has done when all of a sudden Kim bursts out laughing and utters the words "You won't believe what Cori did last night!!" At this point Cori has remembered what happened and she is laughing uncontrollably as well and I am just driving down the road glancing from one to other wanting in on this funny story.
Kim begins...she tells me how they needed gas and how the gas tank is on the passenger side of Cori's car. She tells me that as they pull up to the gas pumps Cori positions her car so that the driver's side is closets to the pump. Before Cori can put her car in park Kim reminds her where her gas tank is and Cori releases her foot off the brake and simply turns around to the opposing side of the pumps! All she did was transfer her car from side a to side b which means she still had her driver's side facing the pump! At this point we all three are laughing hysterically and I'm sure if anyone saw us they thought we were having some sort of convulsions!
How many times do you think you're making progress and you keep drudging along to see a corner ahead, you run, you turn it and you breathe a sigh of relief when you suddenly realize you're still facing the wrong way! I do this time and time and time and time again! Some days I just feel like I can't get myself turned the right way. I bounce off this and bounce off that never really feeling like my feet are planted in the right place. But, isn't it great to know that no matter how twisted we are in our direction, no matter how much we are bouncing around, He is always there to get us straightened back out!
"For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah 3:17
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