I am just praising God for His faithfulness even in the tiny things that may not seem like anything to anyone, except the people that they bless.
Some of you may already know that my daughter has some anxiety issues. She suffers from a mild form of OCD...(I think she gets that from me...

) and some normally simple changes to her schedule, that would never affect you or I, could send her into a tizzy if she doesn't fully understand what's supposed to happen.
We moved to a new house that required a new bus for school. This bus had to make a special stop as our address was not on any previous bus route. When I called the bus company last week they gave me bus number 20. Rachel accepted bus 20, found out which friends were on it and was all set for today (the first day of school).
Well, then the school followed up with a letter claiming her bus was bus 19. So we weren't sure which bus would show up.
So last night she couldn't sleep. She didn't know the people on bus 19. She was nervous and a little afraid of getting on a packed bus, not knowing anyone, and trying to find someplace to sit. This morning, she was all fretting and asking me to
please drive her to school. I told her no, that this was going to be fine, and that I would wait with her (out of sight cos "that is so
lame mom" ) and tomorrow she would be past it. It really did kill me inside though cos I know this isn't something that she makes up and that these changes to her routine really do have an emotional affect on her. So we just waited patiently and I could see the stress on her face. I was taking pics, to which she was blocking her face, and then the bus appeared. It was bus 19... and it was
EMPTY
God just worked that all out for her. She didn't have to worry one bit about getting on as she was going to be the first stop from now on and then she was the one to greet the newcomers when they got on.
I just cried as I drove to work, cos I know that it was His love for her, His understanding of her needs and His faithfulness that brought us an empty bus.
I am always amazed, but never surprised by His love and grace...
Go God /
