Grace like rain

We do reward our children for jobs well done, and, on occasion we bribe them. As M's preschool Christmas program loomed before us, I began having visions of last minute breakdowns, shyness kicking in full gear, and other not so pleasant thoughts. M is now five years old and honestly has blossomed into a direction following, kind to new people (and new situations) kind of girl. Unfortunately, this hasn't always been the case. We had our fair share of meltdowns and stubbornness in her toddler years that still haunt me as planned events such as a preschool programs come up. So, I do the only thing I know and talk her up, over prepare her, and let her know a treat awaits her if she does the best she can.
The program went off without a hitch with M remembering every word to every Christmas carol and twirling at the exact time all of the other sugar plum fairies were. And so on the way home M knew that she had earned a beloved "treat." Wouldn't it be nice if children wanted 20 minutes of quiet time for their treat, or maybe a scone from a coffee shop? This is not the case with either of my children, so at precisely 11:50 am, off we went to the golden arches for a reward lunch. I prepared myself for semi-warm fries, cleaning off crumbs from a table before we sat down, and a balancing act to get the tray of food to the nearest booth. Nothing could have been further from the truth for our experience there that day.
Critics will say someone was being overly friendly, but I know differently. The manager of the restaurant made us feel as though we were having a four star dining experience. He personally took our order, told us to go sit down that he understood a young mother trying to handle two children with carrying food was no easy task, brought extra napkins, brought extra toys, and the list went on. This manager wished everyone who left the restaurant a Merry Christmas and really tried to be helpful to others, but in so many of the cases people were too busy to notice.
Blessings are mentioned countless times in the bible. God wants us to be blessed, sending down blessings and grace like rain ( to quote one of my favorite Christian songs). Since starting this blog on everyday miracles my eyes have really been opened as to what He is doing for Us, everyday, are yours?