We were sitting at a rest-stop. Annabell loves sitting there when we go for rides, but it is a rare treat that she ever gets to sit their!!
The extra space of the trailor was exactly what I needed!! We had room for everything!! The two items that I left behind, I knew I was going to bless the families who helped me. They were several cabinets for the garage that would look very nice in their new garage!!
About an hour before we were done loading, I felt that we need to change our plans and stay their another night. I wasn't sure why. After all the carpets we wet because Stanley Steemer had just cleaned them. However, I asked the Lord to clear it with my daughter because sometimes it is like I find myself trying to please her just so I don't hear the whiny voice of I want this, or I want that...
Well, guess what? Tena lost the keys to my truck!!! We almost had to unloaded my truck (not the U-Haul) to find the keys. But amazingly enough, she walked in and said, "Mom, I think the Lord is telling us that we need to stay here tonight." I smiled and said, "I agree." We found the keys all of, maybe, five minutes later. God is good!! We unlaoded the air matress and one family dropped off blankets and pillows for us to use.
Sunday morning, we stopped at Cracker Barrel for breakfast. We left town around 11AM, and by 1 we were ready to pull over to get a room! LOL. We were so tired and woren out. I think every muscle in our bodies were hurtin'. We stopped several times along the way to "wake up." The drive was l-o-n-g and very hard on us!! We kept praying to get us through Atlanta, and then we would stop for the night somewhere.
My daughter begged for a jacuzzi or hot tub since her muscles ached. Me, I wanted a HOT bath to soothe my muscles. So, we pulled over at a Steak and Shake and asked the Lord to find us a place to stay that allowed animals (dog and cat) with a hot tub! And guess what? We open the travel hotel coupon book, and the first page we opened was for a hotel about 2 hours north of where we were at that had the hot tub in the room and allowed pets! We called and reserved the room. We thought the reservations was made by the home office, but it was by the clerk herself because when we checked in, she was like so, which one has the sore muscles? LOL. The suite usually rents for xyz and with multiple discounts she had given us, we ended up paying around $80+ for the night.
The suite was located about 45 minutes south of Chatanooga, on I-75. The place was absolutely beautiful AND clean! We took turns in the jacuzzi!! By the time, we hit the nice, soft bed, we were exhausted but yet rested up from the hot water.
It was TOTALLY a God-thing!!
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