My friend and her daughter are soaking up the Florida Sunshine this week, and yesterday, she sent me this perfect beach photo. A lineup of seagulls all standing in a row like they are waiting for a staff meeting to begin.
Don't they look organized? Every one of them facing the same direction, calm, collected, and clearly living their best beach life. I imagine one of them saying, "alright team, wings up, sand between the 'toes', and remember ..... no stealing snacks until after the photo."
While my friends were enjoying that peaceful ocean view on Thursday, my day was a little less tranquil. I went to Sam's Club, filled my cart with all the important things.....(I did scan and go)....went outside and loaded my car. I then headed home which is about 8 miles away.
Halfway home, I "thought" I heard my phone ring. NOPE!! I DID NOT!! Not even close to hearing it ring.
This is when it hit me....I had left my phone in the buggy and my buggy was in the outside return bin. My heart sank faster than a beach umbrella that had just fallen into the ocean.
I turned my car around and raced back to the parking lot of Sam's Club. I may have looked as if I were in a NASCAR race.. One of the kind Sam's Club guys who rounds up the cars had found my phone and turned it in!! Talk about divine intervention and good people in this world...I had both on my side.
When I went inside, the little guy, I suppose, noticed the stress on my face. He said: "Are you looking for a pink phone?" How in the world did he know? Right there at the front desk was my beautiful pink phone. "Thank you Lord" and I repeated this over and over!! Once again, God's favor was upon me.
So while those beach birds were enjoying a calm day by the waves, I was living my own adventure in the parking lot jungle. But...All's well that ends well.
Here is to Friday fun!! a day to laugh and to be thankful. I am enjoying the small Blessings of life... Hoping your day is as calm as those seagulls.
Shug...💛
It's so heartening to realise that there are good honest people in the world.
ReplyDeleteWarms my heart to know Good people are around us.
DeleteOh I know how you must have felt. Glad it was rescued from a honest person. Even in this negative world, I am finding good people! They’re out there. We just have to look 👀 past all the hate.
ReplyDeleteMe Too!! I was so worried about me not being able to get it back... Thank goodness for the blessing of sweet people
DeleteAaagh! I was stressed just reading this! I'm so glad a good person found it and turned it in.
ReplyDeleteLove that photo!
Gurl...I was beside myself when I realized what I had done. thank goodness that God answered my prayer..
DeleteI'm so glad you got your phone back, Shug! And what an efficient worker to see you coming and ask you right away if you had a pink phone. What a relief that must have been for you. That was definitely a gift from God. And that photo of the seagulls all lined up in a row is delightful! Seven of them, that's a good number. : )
ReplyDeleteHave a pleasant weekend, dear Shug.
~Sheri
You know what...I never even counted the seagulls. How awesome that you noticed there were 7. I am so thankful for the good people who turned my phone in.
DeleteOh, I can't tell you how many near misses I have had like that. Too much on our brains and God let you know to turn around. There are very good people in the world!
ReplyDeleteYou are right...I had several things going on in my mind. I knew exactly though where I left it once I noticed it was not with me.
DeleteLoved the bird picture and your commentary. I felt your angst regarding your lost phone as if I were personally experiencing it. Yes, thank you, God. I call these events God's sweet hug. He is so good!
ReplyDeleteI was so thankful for God's sweet hug... Yes, HE is so good.
DeleteI have a pink phone, too, Shug! It always does my heart good when complete strangers do the right thing and make someone's day so blessed. I do hope your weekend is much more relaxed, just like the line of seagulls. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteLOL...I really do like my Pink phone. There really are some good people in this world..starting with all my blogging friends. Hope you all have a great weekend.
DeleteYes, there are a lot of nice people in the world. Thank goodness and bless them!
ReplyDeleteYes mam...thank you Lord for good people in this world
Deleteso glad this turned out well for you, and your pink phone was found by an honest soul... love the army of birds... hup 2 3 4
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra... I really do like the bird picture..this is what I think of as a rare picture.
DeleteHugs, my heart would be still going over 100 miles an hour. It is good to know there are honest people out there.
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Carla
Oh my - no worse feeling then when you accidentally leave your phone somewhere. I've been there before! It's such a lifeline to us nowadays isn't it? I'm so glad it was a good outcome for you my Lovely. 🙏🏻💗 Love the seagull pic! We're going to FL next month to visit my dear Annie at college. By then it will be really chilly in the northwoods so it will be some welcome warmth. Blessings on your weekend ahead. xo
ReplyDeleteYou My Dear, have such a way with words. I could picture every thing about your post ... from the seagulls to your mad dash back to Sam's Club.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your phone was there all Pink and Waiting for you.
A lovely beach day sounds so good right about now...
Sue
Good thing it was pink so you could identify it to him! This happened to me recently, but with my PURSE!! Love your header!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! You had my hear racing while reading about your phone. It must have seemed like a hundred miles back to Sam's! So glad it all turned out well. You are such a great writer! Whew!!
ReplyDeleteThose seagulls are amazing! It's been a while since I misplaced my phone, but nothing compares to the hollow feeling in one's chest when it goes missing. Thank God for an honest employee!
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