It started out as a normal Monday, everyone sorted their laundry, I went to the kitchen to get my grain ready to make a loaf of bread, the girls are in the classroom getting their books ready for school, a load of laundry is started and I am only 15 minutes late to getting into the classroom. Not bad.
I decided this morning to not take the time to get into our Bible study but to pray for our day and the others who are on our prayer board. Afterwards, we did our pledge, gathered and gave our family hugs and sat down to start math.
I remembered that I needed to call the orthodontist to see if I could get Heidi an appointment being that she had a bracket come off her braces. I went and got the phone and they know that I really prefer the earliest time available, which is typically 9:00 to 9:30 in the morning.So when my sweet receptionist asked if I could get there at 9:30a.m. I look at the clock it is 9:05a.m. and tell her yes, that wouldn't be a problem. I am thinking oh grateful am I to be able to in so quickly. Little did I know that it truly was ALL GOD's timing.
The girls and I quickly put shoes on our feet. As they gather the math books that were needed, I am trying to get the van key and grab my purse. As the girls start to head out of the garage to get into the car, is when my ears hear two of them yell, "MOM, THERE IS WATER ALL OVER IN THE GARAGE!!!"
I am two steps behind them and when I get to the doorway, I click the garage door to open and look down to see the area in front of the washer and dryer are wet, and trail runs down the inside of my garage and out onto my driveway that then goes down into the street gutter. Mine you that the rug in front of the dryer is about 5'x5 and the trail is some areas are 2'-3' feet wide.
I quickly stop the washer, step back into the house quickly call my husband and tell him, I need him and I'm about to walk out the door to an appointment that is needed.
He has all of us girls check all the faucets in the house to make sure there isn't any water leaking anywhere else. He informs to go to my appointment and he is on the way.
As we left the house, Iam shaking my head in disbelief that there was that kind of water trail down the driveway. I wondered how long did that go on? How long would it that have gone if I hadn't had to leave for my appointment.
I immediately started thanking my Heavenly Father.
Thank you Lord for letting me get an appointment so quickly so I could discover the running water. I know for sure that if I hadn't had that appointment to go to, that water would have run at least an hour before I would come to check the laundry.
Thank you Lord for having my husband not be in a meeting and letting him answer his phone so quickly. Thank you Lord for allowing him to be able to leave work so quickly to get home.
I then prayed that it would be something simple, please Lord don't let it be a broken pipe. Let it be an easy fix.
We made it to Heidi's appointment on time and was out in about 20 minutes. Thank you Lord for letting that not take long. We haven't had a long wait at the orthodontist, and I am grateful for that, especially on this day.
When we got back home the girls go to the classroom to finish and start new subjects. I step out into the garage to check to see what is the problem. My loving husband is standing by the washer with his white sneakers on and his dress pant legs tucked into his dress socks. I am grateful for a careful, well dressed, handyman.
My handyman informs me that the machine is not knowing when to stop filling the barrel, so therefor it keeps filling and is running over. He would call around to see if he could find someone to come out and tell us if it broken or if can be fixed and if it is worth it. I know that sometimes the pieces that are broken cost as much as getting something new. I am praying that is not the case. I am still praying that it is something easy.
We will find out on Wednesday morning.
Throughout the day I found more things I was thankful for in this scenario. I am grateful that this is the one time my laundry is in the garage and not in the house. Some of you might remember the issue we had a few years back with the clog pipe and rice and the water that went everywhere in the house. I had flashbacks of water going everywhere in the house and thanked GOD for things I didn't have to replace.
I thought of how many time have I started laundry as I walked out the door to go run an errand or two. My husband has asked me not to that and have snickered at him. For a wife, doing a load of laundry while your running errands is multi-tasking. I am very thankful that this did not happen when I ran an errand. Again, how long would it have just run?
I can only imagine what my front driveway would have and must have looked like, Niagara Falls, with the water flowing. With that thought I again go back to thanking
GOD for that orthodontist appointment.
The girls and I went to the laundry mat today to do laundry. I am thankful to be teaching my girls at home and not have to take time off to go do laundry. (We girls really needed certain laundries to be done.)
I am thankful that I don't have to go to a laundry mat every weekend to get clean laundry. Although, I am thankful to have that available to me. I am very thankful to have a washer and dryer at home with running water. How many people in America who don't have that luxury? How many people in the world don't have that luxury? I am so blessed to be able to step into my garage and do laundry when ever I need something to be cleaned. Thank you LORD for blessing me with things to be cleaned.
I have thought of this verse a few times in the past few days and have to once again snicker.
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will poured into you lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Luke 6:38
One would not think there would be so many blessing that would over flow from a washer out onto the driveway. But, I am ever so thankful!
