Waiting For Joy.

Before we even arrived at the Great Wolf Lodge, we knew that Calvin would have the time of his life. Mayson, on the other hand, we weren't quite sure. As we entered into the water park area, immediately she was an unhappy little girl. The noise!!! It didn't even dawn on me that it would be really loud in there. Maysie, with fingers in her ears, pleaded to go home. My initial thought was, "not going to happen honey, at 500 dollars a night.....sorry."

So, off the boys went to brave the wave pool while I waited for Maysie to adjust to her surroundings. After a half hour, and slowly unwrapping the towel from around her ears, Maysie made her way bravely to pool side. What a joy it was for me to watch her, without a care in the world, enjoying the sprinklers and posing her happiness for the camera.

Isn't that the way it is with life? Sometimes, we find ourselves in situations where we just want to put our fingers in our ears as we plead to go home. But then, through the grace of God, we wait out the uncomfortable and we adjust to our surroundings, ultimately finding joy in the moment.