This Wednesday morning my wife and I got mixed up about who was going to do what in kid drop offs.  I was talking to her and trying to sort what to do and how they affected my errands.  She directed me to take the youngest which in the moment I thought would affect me making it to the driver's license office on time and when I declined she blew a fuse.  I tried not to openly react but did feel resentful.  I was able to resist and change my attitude by just thinking it through a little and during the first drop off changed my mind back to my original thought to help her with the last kid.  I did for a moment have a thought from my old thinking which was to let her  reap the consequences of what I deemed to be poor communication skills, but I realized the stupidity and selfishness of that right away. Surprisingly she accepted my help and was very civil to me.
     I made it to the Department of Public safety and got my expired license renewed.  The line was long and the staff was few but I got through in a reasonable time and relative ease.  I was worried at first as I heard partial conversations that lead me to believe I might encounter problems, but I decided to trust God and accept whatever obstacles I might encounter and try to have a good attitude.  I saw a lady who was with her son decide to make a scene and complain about her idea that there were "too many obstacles" in this process.  She seemed to be a well to do woman who expected to get her way.  I felt bad for her in her futile pursuit and I remembered how poorly I would have handled this in the past.
    In the evening I got to go with my son to a college women's basketball game.  It was fun to interact with my son and his friends from school for an extended time like this.  I got to meet his principle.  It was loads of fun and i wish that I had taken more photos of all the kids and not just my son so that I could have provided them for the school.  I was inspired to take a more active role in his life and the school.  It was a late night but it was worth it.
     Thanks be to God for this day.