God in the Details

The One who sees the sparrow fall and has numbered the hairs on our head reminded me this past week how He cares for every detail, including my getting from Point A to Point B.  Ruth and I enjoyed celebrating Christmas and New Years with our separate families and in our separate nations. The time had come to join forces again and prepare for the next 2+ months of almost continual travel. My plans were all in place—my brother and sister-in-law would drive me on Saturday to Bangor where I would rent a car and drive to Claremont, NH, making it possible for Ruth and me to return to Canada later in March in one car rather than in separate cars.

Then news came that an Uncle had passed away on New Year’s Day and the funeral was Saturday. Back to square one…but only temporarily until my sister-in-law called me with news that a car rental agency at the Saint John Airport had a US plated car they wished to have driven back to the U.S. and would waive the drop-off fee. Due to weather concerns, I opted to leave a day earlier. All went well, except for an unyielding dashboard warning of low tire pressure…but praise God, I arrived safely in Claremont, NH. When I returned the car to the car rental, I mentioned the added stress that the warning light added to the trip and, to my surprise, I was only charged half of the rental price. As an added reminder of God’s goodness, reports came that on Saturday, the day I had originally planned to drive to NH, black ice on one of the NH Interstates had caused accidents. Praise God for His protection, help in stretching the dollars, and making it possible for Ruth and I to prepare together for all that God has planned for the next couple of months.