Daydreaming....

Everyday I take my girls to school, I drive past a sign that has the current amount of the powerball lottery. I know it is a sin but darn that sign is just calling me. One day after dropping the kids off, I realize I am low on gas. I pull into the local station and low and behold there is a sign on the door for the powerball lottery. $57 million dollars!!! Man I can only imagine. So I finally breakdown. I will just purchase 3 tickets, one for each of my girls. I pay for my gas, grab my tickets and go on about my day.

Later that night I am praying and repent for purchasing the tickets. I did not even stay up to watch the numbers being drawn because I know the odds of winning are slim. The next morning, I watch the Today show and go about my day. Another day goes by. Finally I get a phone call from a friend, we are just chatting it up. She tells me that someone in Albuquerque won the lottery and has yet to come forward. I laugh and say it is probably me, and then say just kidding. Another week goes by. I am watching the news, they report that the lotto winner has yet to come forward. The lotto commissioner steps forward and advises everyone to check their tickets whether they believe they may have won or not. Thomas comes home and I tell him that I purchased 3 tickets. He looks excited and tells me I may be the winner. I think yeah right, but with his urging decide to finally check the tickets. The first line of numbers don't match, the second, don't match, the third... The third row of numbers match. We check and double check and then triple check, yup we won!!!

WE WON!!! Oh my goodness we won. I immediately sign the ticket and call my friend Tori who is a lawyer in town. I also call over my Pastor and his wife and have meeting. I can't sleep the entire night. Thomas is giddy at the thought of not having to wear that uniform again. We talk about all the people we are going to bless and go over the strategy Tori laid out for us. We are soo excited that we are crying tears of pure joy. There is no way we will be able to sleep. We just stare at the ticket, amazed, and just filled with joy. We stare and stare, and stare...

BEEP! BEEP! That's the sound of the car behind me. I am too busy staring at the lotto sign that I pass everyday and don't even notice I am doing 10 mph in a 40 moh zone. I was daydreaming and didn't even know it. Oh well, off to drop the girls off. Q