When I look at many of my life experiences, I see that God has quite a sense of humor as well as a hand in everything. I never wanted to have kids because I wasn't very crafty and I didn't want them to have the worst looking halloween costumes. Yup, good reason for not having kids!! So eventually, I caved into my greatest fear (good grief!), and got pregnant hoping somehow I would manage. Guess what my due date was??? October 31st!!! HA HA HA! Very funny God! Of course I refuse to birth that day, so I waited until Nov. 4th. Nice try!
Then there was this overwhelming desire to have twins. I thought, what a bond to have. I never got twins, but God felt bad so he gave me 2 two boys who are constantly asked if they are twins. So much so that when someone asked them one day if they were brothers, they both said no! Then they had to pause and think about that one!
For years I struggled with my relationship with my sister. So what day was my 3rd child born on?? You guessed it! My sister's birthday. I reckon he figured that perhaps that would help bond us. Eventually we worked it out, but it is great that they share the same birthday.
I always wanted to drive my uncle's jeep one day. Eventually I ended up moving in with my grandma and got to drive the jeep to university. So God gave me what I wanted. BUT, he couldn't tame Herbie the jeep! This jeep had a mind of its own! If I got near it, I would drop and break something (I remember a bottle of juice once). It stalled all the time, at night it would play games and have the headlights flash on and off. Then there was the day the brakes went. Oddly enough, it was a day I witnessed a truck running a red light and hitting a car and SMASH! Like his brakes didn't work. I had made it to University and back that day riding the clutch with my foot shaking like crazy. AFter seeing that accident I came home, gave my grandma the keys, and never drove the thing again. Herbie the jeep won! Apparently, it didn't like me and I gave up! God probably laughed the whole time.
Then I was obsessed with not having fat kids. So I asked God please don't let my kids be fat. So God gave me one that can't gain weight. HAHAHA! NOT very funny. One MUST watch what they ask for. Next time I will be much more specific and say healthy weight...
And God loves to see me squirm because he gives me many challenges. When I thought living a life of abuse for the 1st 14 years should be enough, he goes and makes my mother sick for 9 years then takes her home. So I figured, NOW I have done my time and the rest of my life will be a breeze. I guess I got to cocky, because God snapped his fingers and voila, child with a challenge. Again NOT very funny. By this point I am having some pretty choice conversations with God and his attitude. I told him he better smarten up as I really wanted to take a break already. Then he gives me this itch for variety which has me moving every 1.5 yrs...not only moving, but fixing up each house as we go!! Do you know how much WORK that is??? Then, as the human race goes insane and all house prices sky rocket, he allows us out of owning any home right when my boy is the most ill. Finally, after 10 yrs. I get my dream of living in a motorhome and now I don't want to anymore! So once again he delivered---but on his schedule and again just to sit back and laugh at me!! Now he is stranding me in a big city which he knows I don't like, and making me stay for the winter. I am truly NOT amused God:-)-!! Yup, he is ONE funny dude. Lord knows what is up his sleeve next!
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