The Gift of an On-Call Day

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I called work at 5am and pressed the phone close to my ear. I could hear the line ringing and I wondered, would I be able to be on-call today??

You see I was supposed to work this Sunday. And the thing is, I rarely work on Sundays because it is a such a challenge for us all–a family strain for me to be gone two days in a row. But I had planned it that way on purpose, since I needed to be off work the following Saturday.  But at the time I planned it, I had no way of knowing what would be happening that Sunday.

And sure enough, one week ago, I found out that several very important things had been scheduled for this Sunday, and I wrestled with what to do. I tried to get someone to work for me but it was next to impossible on a weekend in December with everyone’s schedules so full of holiday activities. And so, I anticipated and tried to accept that I would miss helping my husband lead worship, seeing my four-year-old daughter’s first solo at church, attending my sixteen-year-old son’s graduation from his discipleship program, celebrating at a birthday party with the family, and the chance to go visiting my sister and brother-in-law and see their first house.

The charge nurse answered the phone and I asked if I could be on-call. And after she paused, and I waited, she came back on the line and told me yes, I could be on call, but I would be the first one to be called in if it got busy.

And so, I helped with worship, heard my daughter, attended the graduation, celebrated at the birthday party and got see my sister’s very first house! And as the day went on, no phone call ever came and I was able to have the whole day off! It was such a wonderful day, and how very thankful I am!

And it is just like our God to grant us the desires of our hearts. I just love how He cares about the details and works them out. I love that when these kind of situations work out it’s like His little whisper to me…I love you. It is so reassuring of the way He intimately cares, even about the smallest things of my heart.

Psalm 118:28-29 (ESV)

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you;

you are my God; I will extol you.
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever!

 

And today I’m continuing to count gifts, His good and perfect gifts to me … His gifts that never end!

Continuing in the counting of One Thousand Gifts {#1117-1132}…

#1117  Children’s laughter in the car

 

#1118  Reconnecting with a friend

 

#1119   Truth in Tinsel art fun every day

 

#1120  Hard and fast deep sleep after a long work day

 

#1121  A daughter’s imagination

 

#1122 Refreshing rain

 

#1123  Christmas tea with my Good Morning Girls

 

#1124  Singing Joy to the World at the top of our lungs in the car

 

#1125  My sweet parents and their love

 

#1126  My sister’s new house

 

#1127  Holy Spirit empowered forgiveness

 

#1128  Truth spoken in love

 

#1129 A youngest daughter now 4, and the surprise of her new

room and giant life-sized teddy bear

 

 

#1130   My son graduating Basic Training!!!

 

 

#1131  My amazing church

 

 

#1132   My daughter’s first solo with Daddy’s accompaniment

 

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