The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away

Morning time (especially when my oldest doesn't have preschool) is very laid back in our house. Changing out of pj's doesn't usually happen until 10:30 a.m., the girls lay around and wake up for the day watching one of their favorite shows and this is the time when I get the majority of my house work done, so we can have the rest of the day for fun and activities focused around the girls. Usually things run smoothly as the girls are happy to have this time together; eating some cheerios, and snuggling together on the sofa. Pretty picture of our mornings, right? If only it were this way everyday ;). There are occasionally some mornings when something is a bit off like a day last week. As I was putting in a load of laundry I could hear two voices raising, one saying, "Animal Planet!," and one saying, "Minnie!" Yes, it was the girls arguing over what morning show they would watch. As I entered the room I went into the all too common mantra of we are so lucky just to have a tv to watch our morning shows, and, do you really think this makes God pleased right now? I say these kinds of phrases often and I guess on this particular morning He knew I might need a little back up. Out of nowhere our power shuts off! Priceless. I wish more than anything that I could have somehow captured my oldest's expression of shock. Oh, you better believe I ran with it, going into a little speech about how the Lord can just take something right away and do you see how He is always watching? It definitely carried the right affect and both the girls. They were silent for a few moments until the power eventually turned back on, and since that morning we haven't had an argument about a morning show to watch :)