My family really likes to laugh at me and I must admit that I do provide more than enough material at times to laugh at - this is one of them.
My wife and I went out to eat since our kids were at my parents. We bought a used car recently and my wife let me drive it which was nice of her. On the way home I wanted to stop at the grocery store. It had started to storm and there was lots of lightening so my wife indicated it was fine for me to leave her in the car.
I went in and while there, my mom called to check whether she should take our son to the local clinic since he wasn't feeling very well. He had been feeling off a few days before this but I thought had gotten better - apparently not. Anyways, I asked her to go ahead and take him.
To top it off, it was his birthday.
I get done with my shopping as quick as I can and head outside. It is raining like crazy and I am looking for the car. I see the tail lights down an aisle and I make a run for it. I'm running/prancing like a girl hoping I don't soak my work shoes too much.
I get to the car and grab the door handle and it is locked. I pull again and still locked then I notice someone in the front seat through the heavily tinted window. Oh, great my wife is getting me back - she hopped in the drivers seat and locked the doors. But why won't she open it after having her fun?
So at this point, I stop and ignore the rain and lightening and think - what is wrong with this picture. Then it hits me - this isn't my car and it isn't my wife inside (probably fearing for her[?] life) as some crazy guy tries to open the door.
I then step quickly away from the car and start spinning around in circles in the rain looking for *our* car. I see people in other nearby cars giving me a strange look.. Hm, hope I don't know them from church.
Suddenly, I see the car and make a bee line for it. I'm expecting to get tackled by police or some store employee who thinks I was trying to car jack people. I quickly get in and give the short description of why I don't want to shop at that grocery store again. Hmmm, prices WAY to high and they never have anything I like - we should never come back here again.. Hmmm, ok honey, so what really happened was..
Now, you may think - yeah, embarrassing but you can see how it could happen. I would too except for the fact that our new car - the one we were using was WHITE and the one I was trying to get in was dark BLUE.. but it did match the car I normally drive.
Sigh. I really hope no one recognized me.
Hope this brought you a smile.
- Scott
I can't really come up with an appropriate bible verse for this so the best I have is.
My wife and I went out to eat since our kids were at my parents. We bought a used car recently and my wife let me drive it which was nice of her. On the way home I wanted to stop at the grocery store. It had started to storm and there was lots of lightening so my wife indicated it was fine for me to leave her in the car.
I went in and while there, my mom called to check whether she should take our son to the local clinic since he wasn't feeling very well. He had been feeling off a few days before this but I thought had gotten better - apparently not. Anyways, I asked her to go ahead and take him.
To top it off, it was his birthday.
I get done with my shopping as quick as I can and head outside. It is raining like crazy and I am looking for the car. I see the tail lights down an aisle and I make a run for it. I'm running/prancing like a girl hoping I don't soak my work shoes too much.
I get to the car and grab the door handle and it is locked. I pull again and still locked then I notice someone in the front seat through the heavily tinted window. Oh, great my wife is getting me back - she hopped in the drivers seat and locked the doors. But why won't she open it after having her fun?
So at this point, I stop and ignore the rain and lightening and think - what is wrong with this picture. Then it hits me - this isn't my car and it isn't my wife inside (probably fearing for her[?] life) as some crazy guy tries to open the door.
I then step quickly away from the car and start spinning around in circles in the rain looking for *our* car. I see people in other nearby cars giving me a strange look.. Hm, hope I don't know them from church.
Suddenly, I see the car and make a bee line for it. I'm expecting to get tackled by police or some store employee who thinks I was trying to car jack people. I quickly get in and give the short description of why I don't want to shop at that grocery store again. Hmmm, prices WAY to high and they never have anything I like - we should never come back here again.. Hmmm, ok honey, so what really happened was..
Now, you may think - yeah, embarrassing but you can see how it could happen. I would too except for the fact that our new car - the one we were using was WHITE and the one I was trying to get in was dark BLUE.. but it did match the car I normally drive.
Sigh. I really hope no one recognized me.
Hope this brought you a smile.
- Scott
I can't really come up with an appropriate bible verse for this so the best I have is.
Romans 5:4-5 New International Version (NIV)
4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
