Growth?

I let down my husband tonight and I wasted some money. My daughter and I still could have tried for the trip in the morning, but the chance of not making it to our desired city in time for the event we were attending was just very great, it didn’t feel worth the risk. Especially considering that, if we didn’t make it in time, that would mean that we had gotten stranded overnight at a random airport. Not a cool prospect. Neither was taking longer flights, nor was spending all day in airports, waiting around and hoping. Yes, there was a chance it all could work out great. But there was also a large chance it wouldn’t.

Add onto that that the trip was going to cost us a lot of money, and money that we hadn’t expected to have to spend for this trip when we started planning it and agreed to it. Removing the stress and the hassle of trying to make the flights work, and replacing the immensely high bill with just a single penalty of a few hundred dollars just kind of felt worth it tonight. It was a huge bummer for me – and it still is – but I’m glad we did it.

And the silver lining is that we know how to plan better for next time. Always a learning opportunity for growth.

Thank you, God. Please, keep us safe and make us well. Give us always safe travels, especially my husband. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2026