God planned our weekend

It was all because of God that we had the most amazing, insightful, fun, weekend.  I loved watching Karlee's expressions throughout the weekend, big smiles, eyes wide open watching taking it all in, listening closely to the speakers, screaming when Britt Nicole came out on stage, waving her arms up in the air and jumping to the energetic music.  There were a few emotional moments for me.  I sort of felt overwhelmed and heavy with a deep feeling of gratefulness.  I was thankful that I was there with my daughter.  I was thankful that was able to bring her to the event.  I was thankful for God and all he has done for me, my family, my children-my heart was in my throat and tears were so close to spilling over but all I could do was look at my daughter, the huge crowd of girls, loud music playing and smile with pure joy and peace in my heart.

God really did plan the weekend.  He covered every little detail from the beginning to the end.  I had mentioned that we had won the tickets but I didn't tell you how people responded when I shared how we won them.  It was their reaction that I knew then that God did all of it.  God planned it and wanted Karlee and I to go.  You either won the tickets by being a certain caller or submitting a letter.  I got the strangest looks when I told them that I was called and asked if I wanted tickets.  The nice man in the parking lot on our way out on Friday night asked where we were from.  When I mentioned from Flagstaff he said that he would be reserving 6 spots tomorrow for people from Flagstaff or Prescott.  Saturday morning we were the first ones in the parking lot and the nice man removed one of the cones from a spot saved and we parked in the same parking lot close to the door.  God put the perfect  most sweetest hosts for us to be around and get to know more while we stayed in their home, Suzanne and Harvey.  We felt so welcomed and relaxed, our stay with them was very enjoyable.  We even attended church with them on Sunday before heading back home.  The message I felt was very appropriate and fit in to the rest of our weekend....Making the Right Choices.  I regained some confidence in myself after borrowing Jeannie's little "friend" Prince William and realized that I make things harder on myself at times and create way too much stress over finding where I need to go.  I think Karlee and I have been given a new fresh start in our relationship as far as communicating with each other and I look forward to it continuing to grow and change.  The whole weekend ran like a perfect rehearsed plan.  It is such a comfort knowing how much God is in control of our lives. 

Thank you Lord