.... A BUS....

I did not have a pleasant, "View From A Bus ", today!! I am known by my children to be VERY easy going. A direct result of growing up with a father who wasn't!!  Having said that, I am at the bus stop with Savannah. We love going to the library. In fact, we're regular "bookies". En route to the library we often chat and , on occasion, it turns to discussion of the kind of house we plan to have one day. One large enough that the one bedroom we have will not have to be turned over as a storage unit. One large enough to have a kitchen we don't have to turn sideways in in order to pass each other. One with a family room large enough to BUILD a huge bookshelf in!! OR, we see us in a library that we've built ourselves, {like the public library}, that is built with a large apartment above which we live in and simply go downstairs everyday and make use of our very own, " just-like-the- public-library-without-the-public " library!! Honestly, I wanted to stay home today as I fight through some health issues, one of which is chronic fatigue. But when I look into her young, hopeful, happy face, I know that there is no sacrifice I wouldn't make for her. It's hard for young, healthy people, with their entire life ahead of them to really understand what persistent health problems feel like as they have none. I always look good on the outside, making sure I dress nice and apply makeup, etc. No one could have a clue!! We spend our afternoon there and walk through the pleasant, pretty town that is Tacoma. We decide to go ahead and splurge by eating out. Savannah & I have a great personality blend and thoroughly enjoy each others company!! Everything has been ideal all day. As we leave the restaurant, Savannah stops   at the 50 cent candy machine at the door as I impatiently tell her if we don't get the lead out, we're not only going to miss the bus, but lose the use of our transfers!! She's trying to get the machine to cooperate & it's being stubborn at exactly the wrong time!! SO.... we finally head out onto the sidewalk in the strip-mall, juggling our bags of books, purses, to-go boxes and a few items we needed from "Dollar Tree". We are reduced to jay-walking in order to be "time effective" and we're at a dead trot, when lo and behold, we see the #33 careening to a stop!! Somehow, with mere seconds to spare, Savannah captures the bus drivers attention. He stops, I'm bringing up the rear, I get to the doors of the bus and driver puts his foot to the gas pedal!! I yell out, "HEY"!!!!.... He puts his foot on the break, leaves the door shut & stares at me through the doors!! He seemingly, somewhat reluctantly opens them, glaring, {guess he'd had a bad day},as I breathlessly say, "I'm her mom"!! He wordlessly stares, nods as he glances at the transfer and I find a seat. My daughter KNOWS I am ticked!! I said," Savannah!! Didn't you even ask him to hold the bus for me"?? She says,"Sorry mom"!! I was on a time frame to meet some customers at our apt. who were buying one of our kittens. I take a few minutes to "cool-out" as I was NOT a happy camper!! $40.00 per kitten was$40.00 per kitten which, at the time, was helpful to pay bills. Don't worry, we "screen" all potential buyers to ensure our babies receive the very best possible homes. It is always made clear if things aren't working well, the babies are to be returned to us. So I'm trying to not jump Savannah anymore. After all, it wasn't HER fault the candy machine was being stubborn!! She also has an ultra-sensitive spirit like her momma used to have. So I throw up an "arrow prayer" that I won't miss these potential buyers & simmer down. The couple I interviewed on my cell seemed like hopefuls from my perspective. The young mans wife had to leave her beloved kitty in Chile when moving to the states. She chose an "orange & cream " tabby male that most resembled him. I believe he's the one my girl & I named, "Willy". He was the runt. As we round the last corner home, I notice an economy-sized car in one of the parking spaces. Whoever says God doesn't answer prayer, simply doesn't know.... sure enough, it was them!! For story's sake, we'll call them Benita & Thomas. The old saying is,"the proof is in the puddin' ". One "proof" they were the right family was the fact they waited nearly 30 minutes for us to get home!! The second "proof " I noticed was their apparent Love for one another. They were  honey-mooners. Hopefully they will always be. He was as fair as she was dark , she as gentle in manner as he a tad gruff. She sat on the floor, gleefully observing the kittens play. Thankfully, Savannah had some sort of memory for telling them all apart as several looked like twins. Benita & Thomas spent a good 30 min. getting familiar with their new family member. By the time they were ready to go, they chose 2!! {So Willy wouldn't get lonely}. Whoever thinks tithing is nothing but a rip-off scam....just doesn't know. The $20.00 my girl felt compelled to put in the offering plate Sunday, just turned to $80.00!! We can surely never "out-give" God!! He doesn't roll like that. As we sadly yet gratefully give our 2 boys a last kiss good-bye & congratulate the newly married couple on their marriage and latest additions to their family, I realized how many memories had flooded my mind in those last 30 minutes. The beauty of youth.  Remembering what it was like believing in that kind of Love. Understanding the foreign feeling of being the "new kid on the block", living in a new culture. Anticipation with high hopes. I apologize to Savannah for treating her harshly & impatiently. She sweetly says, "That's O.k. momma", as is her way. I hug her tight & thank the Lord for the beautiful blessing that are my children, grandchildren & ALL Gods. creatures great & small. There's just one thing I have to work at being grateful for..............bus 
drivers.