I can’t say that I pray every morning but I can say that I try to. This morning I told God He had dibs on the day.

I knew what I had planned was not something I was looking forward to but it had to be done. I have had a molar in the upper part of my mouth that has been giving me problems for 7-8 years. Finally the crown popped off and I have needed to get the rest of the tooth dug out of my mouth. I have put this off trying to see if my dental insurance would kick in but it was becoming painful. Yesterday that side of my mouth hurt really bad so I was thankful I had set up the extraction for this morning.

I got up and got dressed and did a bit of picking up. The time was approaching for me to head out for my 9:15 am appointment. There was one problem with that plan of action and that was that I could not find my keys. Gads, this is not the first time my ADHD has hidden my keys and probably won’t be the last but I had taken a full day off of work for this dental procedure and I did not need to miss this appointment.

I looked in the pockets of my scrubs which I had worn to an HOA meeting last night. NO keys. I looked on the kitchen counters which I had just cleaned thoroughly and found NO keys. I looked in my couches and went up on my catwalk to look down into my living room. Still NO keys.

By this time 9:15 am had come and gone and I knew I needed to call the dentist to apprise them of my demise. They were so gracious to delay my extraction until 2 pm today. I breathed a prayer of thanks and then went on with my search.

I had already gone outside once to see if I left them in the lock but I decided I would go again. When I didn’t find them on the front porch I turned around and noticed they were laying on my formal dining room table. I was overjoyed but a bit flustered at the change in schedule.

Then my daughter came home from the gym and she started talking to me.

I had pulled the drapes back in my living room to show off the beautiful plants I had placed on my patio table. Most days I have the drapes down to block the hot sun but it was cloudy today so they were drawn to show off my beautiful backyard.

She asked me if I had noticed the hummingbird that had landed on those plants. I whipped my head around and no kidding, there was a HUMMINGBIRD! I had picked those plants specifically with the hopes of attracting a butterfly but I had never imagined that I would be blessed with a hummingbird!

Then she asked me if she had ever shown me the pictures from her recent trip to California that she had taken with her sweet loving boyfriend. I said, “No, you haven’t”. So we sat on the couch and she shared with me the highlights of an amazing trip she had been blessed with.

As I sit and reflect on the day which is not even half done I have realized that God is not impressed with the amount of work I do. What He seems to be impressed with is the amount of joy I partake in as He rearranges my days and my life to enjoy the hummingbirds and the beauty of my daughter. I have noticed when I pray and give Him my day He sprinkles it with moments of pure joy. It is no wonder that I love Him so much.