Today, I biked to SPU and then decided to run up in the Queen Anne neighborhood before I had a meeting at 10 a.m. By the time I dropped off my bags in my office, I realized I did not have time for the route all around the top of Queen Anne that I'd hoped to run so made a quick decision and adjusted my route to head up 3rd Avenue around the west side of Queen Anne, by Kerry Park and then back down 2nd Avenue. On the way, I got to run by Seattle's first ever neighborhood library which was built in 2012 and also head back down to SPU by the Trautman's house. When I went by the little library, I found a cool book about diggers that I brought back for Anna to give to the Mazzoncini boys when she babysits for them next, and when I went by Chris' house, she was just walking out the door so I was able to give her a quick hug.
As I was running down the hill, I was reflecting on how the timing and route turned out to be just right with these unexpected gifts along the way. The adjustment which at first seemed to be an inconvenience because I had to change plans turned out to be a gift.
My prayer for you today is that as you have to make adjustments because plans have to change for one reason or another that you would have the flexibility and the eyes to see the gifts that are just around the corner for you.
Seattle's first neighborhood library
(and the one from which we copied with the tree idea on the side of ours!)
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