Today, is a very special day to me as mentioned before it is the First Year Anniversary of my Radio Talk Show...first aired December 23, 2010. Today is to be a day of reflection, gratefulness and anticipation of the next year.
I begin the day feeling good and have a luncheon date with friends at the Olive Garden at Stonecrest Mall. As I am enroute to the mall I am playing Jennifer Hudson's "I'm Feeling Good!" It is playing loud and I am singing as if I am a professional! LOL As I near the mall area I hear something weird.....yes that sound right before "flap, flap, flap." Unfortunately, as I realize it is a flat tire I am trying to make it to a place of safety because I am in a very bad spot to have a disabled vehicle. Terrible damage would happen to the rim if I try to go further up the hill and it is better to pull over here and get out of the car. Cars are whizzing by me and I am thinking that I need an officer here to help with this situation.
Shortly after getting out of the car and trying to call AAA an officer is coming towards the car in the same lane and he immediately pulls up and stop behind me and get out and ask, "Do you have someone coming to fix this?" Yes, I do I am on the phone with AAA. You would have to understand how I came to be a AAA customer to understand the significance in making sure that I mention them. The first two calls were dropped and frustration tried to set in. However, it was windy and I got back in the car now that the officer's car was there with blue lights on. I was advised that someone would arrived within thirty (30) minutes, I went to the officers car and advised him that they were enroute.
I shared a little colleague information with him and he smiled and called me lucky....no I AM BLESSED. He proceeded to tell me that he would be with me until the tow truck arrived. As I am sitting there and watching as the cars are flying by us I realized that another officer came and was in the median lane facing the opposite direction with his lights on and as I looked through my rear view mirror I could see another officer right before the curve with his lights on and people began to slow down dramatically. I thought I had one angel watching over me and I had three! (1) Thanks Officer Peeler and two other fellow officers!
A call comes in from the towing technician that he is just a few minutes away. He arrives and I SMILE and he smiles back and ask, "How are you doing?" My reply, "much better now that you are here", he instructs me to get into his truck and I did. He was very professional and we chatted enroute to the Sam's Club, and our conversation ended in "GOD works in mysterious ways!" Eric made sure that they would be able to assist me with the repair of the tire before he took the car off of the bed of the truck, also as I was sitting there waiting, I did not realize the lights were on, switch turned the wrong way to save power and the hazard lights were on...needless to say a drained battery. However, I jump down from in the truck and go inside to make sure that they will be able to repair my tire and charge the battery.....they would see if it was possible.
I come back outside to the driver and advise him that they will be able to take care of me and he proceeded to lower the car. I thanked him and wished him well. (2) Thanks Eric
The young ladies that I am suppose to me are waiting to see if I am going to be able to come and are constantly checking on me! SMILE Adriane Michelle calls to see if I need for her to pick me up at Sam's Club, yes I do. She picks me up and we return to the Olive Garden I arrive and see two dear people.
Mayor Tonya Peterson and Ms. Tiana Ferrell...beautiful sisters! I proceed to chat with the ladies and these gifts begin to come out!? Tiana brings homemade Gingerbread cookies, and Adriane Michelle with special bath salts and personally made tree ornament for me! WOW! What a surprise! We had an incredible time of sharing and speaking things into existence for 2012. (3) Thanks Adriane Michelle, Mayor Tonya Peterson and Tianna Ferrell!
As we are leaving the restaurant I get a phone call and a young man tells me that my tire is all torn up inside? Therefore this means I need a new tire....question asked do you have a spare, no I don't think so? The cost of a new tire was.....not happening! The young man advised that he would see if I had a spare and re-charge the battery if possible. Adriane Michelle and I are going into one of the local stores around the mall to pick up some items and I received a call from the young man that it seems he can't help me....SERIOUSLY!? I called AAA back and advise that I need a truck to come back and pick me up and take us home.
In the middle of the next dispatched truck enroute to me I get a call from Armond Jackson and he said that he found a spare and that he could re-charge the battery. I asked him if I could cancel the service call to AAA and he said that I could. LOOK AT GOD! I called the technician and told him to cancel...he asked are you sure? I said yes I am sure. I love AAA's Customer Service Quality Control Procedure, shortly afterwards someone else called to see if I really wanted to cancel and confirm if everything was okay, I advised that all is well and thank you. Upon arriving to the Sam's Club, I ask for Armond and he tells me of a couple of issues with the battery...no! However, this young man called and informed me of each challenge...very professional and patient. He asked if I had cables, no.
Adraine went inside of Sam's and of course bought a couple of things and as we returned to the bay area Armond gives me a thumbs UP! I asked him are you my "angel" today? He quickly replied, "YEP!" I laughed...he SMILED! LOOK AT GOD! (4) Thank you Armond Jackson!
I am counting these blessings out because EVERY ONE OF THEM WERE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED TODAY AND THEY WERE JUST WHAT I NEEDED WHEN I NEEDED THEM! My consciousness now is in a place to not allow any blessing pass me by no matter how BIG or small.
As I sit back and blog this day, there seemed to have been trials to STEAL MY JOY because today is so SPECIAL to me, but throughout the entire day my JOY was in place and GRATEFULNESS was my stance.
Take the time to see your blessings in the middle of your trials....THEY ARE THERE THEY ARE THERE!
Now, I will think of the bath soak, sip on some tea and have gingerbread coooookies!
HALLELUJAH! PRAISE GOD! I AM BLESSED!
P.S. If you look at it the way I SEE IT...ANGELS WERE ALL AROUND ME TODAY, ALL AROUND ME!
Yours in service,
Janie Deadwyler aka Queen Warrior
www.angelsindistress.org
www.blogtalkradio.com/janie deadwyler
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