Last night we went to a Department store to do a little Christmas shopping with the family. Somehow we ended up taking a detour though. There was a need for outfits for Christmas. My son is having his first band concert of the year and he needed black pants, white shirt and a tie. My daughter is taking a field trip to see a play with her school and is in desperate need of getting a dress. She has grown significantly and literally has no dresses that fit.
We quickly found something for my son but my daughter and my wife were taking a looong time trying on clothes and trying to put together an outfit. My job at the end of the night was to try and figure out how to keep a 9 and 11 year old boy occupied without tearing apart the store. After they played hide and seek they got bored. I suggested that we sit on the benches by the exit. They were not excited about this at first. They sat there and started counting the number of people exiting the store. I had this bright idea to have them say Merry Christmas to each person that walked by. Well, they counted every person that came by and told each and every one of them Merry Christmas. The count was 85 when we left and just about that many left the store with a smile on their face last night. When plans change, don't get upset, (like I did!) look for a God moment. Last night we found our God moment.
