sunnyish california

i just returned from vacation in sunny (even though it wasn't SUPER sunny) california. my wife and i spent a week in the LA area while also attending catalyst west coast. it was one of those getaways that was much needed and one we were looking forward to.

and the week was amazing! we were refreshed, rejuvenated, inspired, and challenged. however, that's not why i'm writing all this.

on the last day of our vacation, the freakin' devil tried to destroy all the "good" that happened. our plan on the last day was to hit up a coffee shop near LAX and digest much of what we learned at the conference. and as we were driving in the city the devil began attempting to thwart our plans. we couldn't get through traffic fast enough to get to the coffee shop. our gps ("maggie") was acting up (she was being bossy!). time was running out and we started to get cranky.

we never made it to that coffee shop but we did avoid leaving with a sour taste in our mouth. we tried to make the best of a less than ideal situation. the cool thing about all of this is that once we landed we still had a two hour drive home (you might not think that's cool). and THAT was when God allowed us the opportunity to digest. we had one of the best car rides of all time!

the point to all of this (as it's becoming obvious one doesn't exist) is that the devil tried to derail our whole vacation by crashing the last day. which i know isn't a point. all i know is that God had something better in mind and i'm thankful for that.