Some days are like that, even in Switzerland

Maybe some of you have experienced a day like I've had today. Okay, actually you all probably have. Bob's in Sweden on a business trip. I had met with a friend to check out fabric possibilities in Zurich for a dress for Steven and Dawn's wedding. The results were discouraging. There aren't many choices out there and costs are much higher than in the states. We also visited a couple of the big department stores in the city for pre-made clothing and found less selection than in the states. I came home feeling like I'm back to square one. I ate a late lunch, did some wash and some house cleaning, answered some emails and then went to work on my Bible study.

It was definitely dinner time by this point, but since I had a late lunch, I set the timer for an hour and decided that I'd start some dinner at that point. Last night's dinner had been a bit "sparse" (translation, tuna fish on toast) and so I decided that I should eat a true meal tonight. When the timer went off I started the water for the ravioli I had picked up at the grocery store. I began heating the last of the spaghetti sauce that I had in the refrigerator, washed and spun a new head of lettuce, went to get a salad bowl out of the cupboard and promptly dropped it. It hit the granite countertop shattering into hundreds of tiny pieces. All over the kitchen floor. In the spaghetti sauce on the stove. Into the salad spinner and maybe into the rest of the spaghetti sauce that was sitting on the counter.

As I was vacuuming the floor, washing the spaghetti sauce down the drain, wiping and re-wiping the countertop, washing and drying the pans, rewashing the dishes that were drying near where I was spinning salad, and waiting for cooktop to cool down enough for me to wipe it off, I thought of that great classic children's book, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. (written by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz) If you've never read it, get yourself a copy. I read it to every 5th grade class I taught, multiple times to my guys while homeschooling and a number of my high school classes as well.

It's the story of a young boy for whom, from the moment he gets up until he goes to bed that night, nothing seems to go right. He gets gum in his hair, he's the only brother with no toy in his cereal box, he doesn't get a window seat in the car, the teacher doesn't like his artwork, there's kissing on TV (and he hates kissing). Well you get the idea. And all day long Alexander thinks things will be better if he moves to Australia. The book ends with his mother assuring him that everyone has days like that, even in Australia. (emphasis mine)

Ah, so true. Some days are like that, even in Switzerland.

Then, my mind went to a portion of the scripture I had just been reading for the Bible study this week. (Remember, I had stopped Bible study to go make dinner!!) I had even jotted it down as a scripture to make sure I memorized. Good thing. I obviously need to have this scripture in my arsenal.

"It is He who made the earth by His power,
Who establishes the world by His wisdom,
And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.
When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens,
And He causes the clouds to ascend from the end of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain,
And brings forth the wind from His storehouses."
(Jeremiah 50:15, 16)

The maker of heaven and earth. The One who established all by His wisdom, certainly is aware of this woman who drops glass dishes and ruins her dinner. He knew some days would be like this. Even in Switzerland.

If you're free, why don't you drop by? I'm making tuna fish on toast.