Okay, sit back and relax b/c I've got a short and long story to share ...
First Story: Jogging.
This afternoon I decided to go for a quick jog around the neighborhood and savor the beautiful weather since it wasn't snowing. Although it was pretty cold, after a couple mintues of jogging I started to warm up. The funny thing is that this is my first time jogging after a snowfall ... and what I realized is that you have to be very careful where you step! Every so often I would run into a ice patch and have to gently walk across it ... imagine if I was running? Knowing me, I would have slipped and cracked my head open. So my "quick jog" ended up being a run/watch your step kind of thing ... but I still maintained my usual time, so I guess it went alright. Ah, my first experience running in Calgary after a snowfall ...
Second Story: Airplane Ride.
Yesterday I was remembering a time (maybe 2 yrs ago) when I was flying here to Calgary to visit my husband (back then - he was the 'boyfriend'). It was late after work, and it was winter so it was already quite dark. I boarded the plane, and was sitting in the very back row by myself ... now if you know me, i'm quite afraid of flying (my first trip to Calgary - I almost had a panic attack and got off the plane) ... so I remember sitting there praying that God would send someone to sit on the same row as me b/c I was all myself (i figured that it would relieve some of my anxiety) ... and sure enough someone sat on the same row so I was not alone.
Anyways, we were all set to go ... the engine started going ... and then ... you hear this loud noise and the engine suddenly goes quiet ... and then the lights go off! Now you can imagine how I must of felt ... panic !!! I was so scared ... at first the pilots didn't know what the problem was ... and it didn't help that you see a flight attendent run down the aisle ...
As I was sitting there in the dark ... I was clutching my bible with a death grip ... minutes felt like hours to me ... and my anxiety started rising and rising ... and then of course the flood of tears of fear finally came. Still at this point, we didn't know what the problem was ... and I was freaked out of my mind.
I remember praying and asking God - please get me off this plane and onto one that works!
Just my luck that I was on board with a sports team and the guys were like "hey man, imagine if that happened when we were in the air?"
Oh gosh, I just wanted to scream at them! I remember covering my ears so I wouldn't hear them talk anymore b/c it wasn't helping my fears. (( The guy sitting on the same row as me seemed so compassionate - I can see the look of compassion in his eyes when he saw the look on my face when I heard those guys say that ))
And then finally, after almost 2 hours of sitting there in the plane (in the dark) I couldn't take it anymore ... I prayed and I prayed and then I remember saying, "Jesus, I am so scared out of my mind I don't know what to do. There's this empty seat beside me, I'm going to turn on my side and imagine you sitting there and putting your arms around me to comfort me. "
After my prayer, I did exactly that ... I turned on my side (toward the empty seat) and imagined Jesus hugging me. I swear I felt Jesus then and there ... my anxiety was lifted ... and miracle of miracles at that exact moment the lights on the plane went on ... and a few minutes later it was annouced that the plane was fixed and we were good to go!
I have much to be thankful to my Lord, and this is just one of the many stories.
posted by JCandKim @10:46 PM
... thank you God for our family ...
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