{"id":729,"date":"2013-03-05T00:51:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T00:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kandynolesstevens.com\/?p=729"},"modified":"2013-03-05T00:51:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T00:51:50","slug":"lifes-sweet-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.realsweetgrace.com\/blog\/?p=729","title":{"rendered":"Life’s sweet lemons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sweet<\/a>Today was one of those \u201cwhen life hands you lemons\u201d sort of days.\u00a0 My littlest one coughed all night long, and we chose to keep her home from school.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been having some car troubles; so, I sent the big kids to school in a more reliable vehicle. Thus, I had no wheels to get to my doctor\u2019s appointment, but I didn\u2019t really want to take a sick little girl out anyway.\u00a0 Now I have to reschedule into my already busy agenda.\u00a0 Lemons!<\/p>\n

One of my favorite Southern girl quotes is \u201cWhen life hands you lemons, put \u2018em in your sweet tea and thank God you\u2019re a Southern girl.\u201d Embracing that spirit AND<\/span><\/i><\/b> with a full glass of tea in my hands, I decided to make the most of it.\u00a0 I looked at my ever present to-do list and decided the laundry and the ironing made the cut today.\u00a0 I enjoy ironing, so it was somewhat therapeutic to press away.\u00a0 During my chore time, I noticed a Redbox case still sitting by the television.\u00a0 Shoot!\u00a0 We have got to get that returned.\u00a0 One more lemon!<\/p>\n

Between items, I went over to pick up the DVD only to discover it wasn\u2019t in the box.\u00a0 I attempted to get the DVD out of the player, but attempt was the operative word.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t budge. \u00a0I was beginning to wonder if I needed more than chemistry and mathematics degrees to know how to operate the thing.\u00a0 Then I realized it wouldn\u2019t even turn on. \u00a0I decided to wait until one of the guys came home.\u00a0 Sawyer was here first so I asked him to retrieve the DVD and return it to the store.<\/p>\n

I heard a lot of fiddling around, and eventually, I heard the toolbox open up.\u00a0 I came out to ask what was going on when I heard the unmistakable sound of a ratchet-style wrench.\u00a0 His idea was to take the cover off and just see what was going on. Boys! I just wanted to return a rental, and here I was having technology surgery on my kitchen table.\u00a0 Talk about lemons!<\/p>\n

The cause of the current lemon challenge was shocking.\u00a0 Instead of just something stuck in the path of the sliding drawer was the evidence of small fire that had taken place in our DVD player.\u00a0 That DVD player was in the basement that we just spent an entire year remodeling.<\/p>\n

At that point, I was thanking God that I was Southern.\u00a0 I was thanking Him that He showed me just how important small inconveniences really can be.\u00a0 We were saved from losing anything more than a $30 DVD player, when the consequences could have been much, much worse.<\/p>\n

I was thanking Him for the protection of my family and our memories and the realization that He is always watching over us.\u00a0 What began as inconveniences that were mildly bitter became blessings that never tasted so sweet. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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