God Knows Better

Before Christmas, Kris and I had planned a trip to the Sapporo Ice Festival for February 9-12.  We were really excited about going to another place in Japan to see ice and snow sculptures as tall as 15 meters high all over the city.  Additionally we were looking forward to sharing some special time and an adventure alone.

About three days before the trip, we decided not to go because my back and rib pain from the sledding accident was really limiting my physical activity.  It was a really hard decision because we both really wanted to go; but when we added up the total cost of the trip (it would end up being about $650 just for hotel and transportation), we decided it would be best if we just waited and went next year.  Additionally, the ferry schedule had changed after we'd planned the trip so we had to change our hotel plans and because of the late change, not much was available.  We prayed about it and decided it was best to wait to take our trip next year, especially since we are planning a trip to Bali for spring break, and that will probably be an expensive trip.  I was really disappointed, but trusted that God gave us the right decision.

Now I can see what a good decision that was!  We both caught the flu this week (me on Wednesday, Kris on Thursday).  If we had gone on the trip, we would have had one less PTO day, and this week we both ran out of PTO.  So not only would we have the cost of missed time off unpaid, but we would also have the cost of the trip.  That would have been a LOT of money to lose.  But God knew better than us, knew that we would need that extra money, and that one extra day of paid time off.  I am so thankful God knows better than we do.