Choices, Good and Not So Good

I woke up late and almost didn't make it to church. I missed the 10 o'clock study but made it to the 11 o'clock service. Yeah, I slept really late! Why? Because I was up nearly all night sorting through the 15,000+ pictures on my hard drive. Poor choice. The project needs doing, yes, but it will take many days and I should have gone to bed early enough to give my rested, full attention to the Lord this morning.

The worship service was wonderful, and I thoroughly enjoyed and was inspired by the sermon... but I was tired and could not focus as well as I should. Because of that, I missed out on the better blessing I'd have received had I been fully there. On the other hand, I made a good choice to get up even though I was very groggy, and rush to get ready for church. I'm glad I went.

One of my granddaughters made a poor choice. She tried to climb from her second story balcony up onto the roof (don't ask why, I have no clue) and she fell. That is a LONG drop and she could have easily been killed or paralyzed. She is in the hospital with broken bones and we are not yet sure if there is a brain injury or any other bad consequence. We are praying she will have no permanent residual problems, and we are praising God she is alive and not a quadraplegic.

This same young lady has also made many good choices. She is a college student and has a bright future to look forward to. We love her and are so proud of her, but not really thrilled about this latest activity! Please keep Rio in your prayers for a speedy recovery and a lesson well learned.