Holiday Travels

Hey again interwebs! Merry Christmas!!!!

So, my family traveled up to Northern Wisconsin this Christmas to spend time with my dad's mom, my  Oma. Well, we're from the south, and it doesn't snow too terribly often. But up in Wisconsin, it snows a lot!! Anyway, we had lots of fun in the snow, and I saw God in the beauty of the Wisconsin scenery. It's amazing all the different types of natural beauty there are in the world. You can see that in people too. But anyway, that's a different conversation.

My next SGM is a little weird to be calling it a "Seeking God Moment." In fact, I wouldn't say I sought God in this instance, but it caused me to seek Him out, so I guess it is. Anyway, on our way home from Wisconsin, our car started freaking out. It wasn't working, so we pulled over. We had to spend the night in Illinois, about halfway home. It's caused a lot of stress, and frustration, and a lot of contention amongst the three children has been hugely increased. I'm actually posting this from our hotel room. It's been incredibly frustrating, but it's made all of us look to God for strength, and reminded us to trust Him, no matter the circumstances.

My last SGM is (I think!) really cool. Last night, I was in a horrible horrible HORRIBLE mood. Like, mean and snarky and negative and just nasty. Anyway, I was going into my parents' room in the hotel, (our rooms are just next door, but not connected) and as I was about to knock, I happened to look down the hall. There was a window at the end of the hall, and just out of the window, I could see a cross. I walked to the window to look at it, and it was the sign of a church. It was so cool. It was a little bit of a slap in the face, like God saying "Becca, I'm in Illinois just like I'm in Wisconsin and down in the South. Everyone's stressed out," but it was also a comfort, like "God's with us, even when our car's broken down and I've spent way too much time with my brother and sister and I don't have the books I want or the clothes I like or my own bed or my teddy bear or my friends or even the comfort of a private cry." I regret to say that despite God's sign to me, my attitude toward my family didn't change immediately, but slowly, I did become at least tolerable.

Anyway, if you would pray that our car would be fixed ultra soon, and that we would get safely home sometime today, I would really appreciate it.