Yesterday I said good-bye to and hugged my grandchildren, my son, and his wife and drove half the day to have a short visit with my other son before I head back home. After driving for a few hours in the rain, I was glad to see a break in the weather. I settled in for the rest of the drive and turned on the sirius xm radio. It was on the Contemporary Christian music station that I had been listening to during the week. The station seemed to be playing the same music over and over again and I quickly got bored. There was a commercial on for the Olympic channel, so I listened to that for a while. Then that started to repeat as well since there wasn’t anything on live at the time. At my next stop I searched a little and found a Catholic channel. Perfect. I could listen to some prayers or programs and keep my mind occupied for a few hours. A program came on that highlighted different positive stories and had quick interviews with different people. There was a man who volunteers at his local food pantry not by organizing, sorting, or stocking; but by telling jokes to the people as they wait in line. He said it certainly isn’t something people are expecting. Typically when people go looking for help, they set their pride aside and can feel like they are “less” than those around them. By making them laugh, the man helps to give them dignity and show them that they matter as much as anyone else. The host stressed that the man is using the gifts he has even though it looks different than one might expect. The next interview was with a woman who wrote a book about how to find your happiness. She talked about how what makes one person happy doesn’t necessarily make another happy. Makes sense as we are all different types of people. The host then quoted an older woman she knows who said that we need to make sure to move forward with God’s plan for us in the different seasons of our life. For example, God has a plan for us as a single person which is different for us as a married person, and then again different as an older person. That made sense too. I am always telling people that I have lived 4-5 different lives and thought I was crazy for that. I was happy that I found this station with such uplifting words to listen to. I was super excited when I made it safe to my destination and able to hug my son again.

I Found God today listening to uplifting words, having a safe trip, and hugging loved ones.