This decision was made by Chuck and I last Friday night. We had been worrying about how to pay for the trip along with how to pay for a Suburban that needs a new fuel pump, Maddy new winter clothes, finishing up Christmas details and paying our bills... We had a countdown going on the whiteboard for our trip and every time I updated it, I got stressed out!!! I was thinking, "How in the world will we pay for this." (We have annual passes, but gas, food and motel were going to be $500... a big chunk of change.) We started to talk on Friday night and prayed about whether we should go or not. We felt strongly that the answer is no. So we listened (when you don't listen life is not good). I'm glad that we decided to stick around here and for-go the trip. Grandma Nichols has her sister that is going in for surgery in the next few weeks and she felt she needed to be here for her, Billy and Karen had things pop up and they decided to not go as well (before we decided to not go). I know the Lord knows what He is doing and it is up to us to follow Him and go in the right direction or to choose to not follow and not listen and end up miserable for not heeding His answers. We are heading into an unknown time in this world and I want nothing more than to feel happy and be around those who I love and learn to be frugal and teach my kids the right things in life. Those right things do not come from how big of a trip we go on or how big their Christmas is... it comes from following the gospel and being close to our family and friends who will lift us up and be there with us through everything that life has to offer... good and bad. I'm grateful for the opportunity that we have to pray to our Father in Heaven and that He loves us so much that He will lead us where we need to go. Who knows what lies ahead of us in this life, but with family and friends surrounding us, I know it will be a FABULOUS journey and we will make many memories along the way!
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Sorry about your trip. That's definitely a bummer. Isn't it great that we have a Father in Heaven who cares about the details of our lives? While I was on my mission I met a 13-year-old girl, (going on 21), and she told me she didn't know how to pray. I don't know how anyone gets through this world without that lifeline. What a blessing!
I am sorry about the trip. I know how much you love Disneyland. But I agree, not being stressed and not having to worry about how to pay for it is ALWAYS better than the few days you get to spend at the park.
Oh, I know how you feel! Our passes expire today :( We wanted to go one more time before they expired (since we haven't been since May) but just couldn't figure out how to finance it. And you're right - in the end it wasn't the right thing to do. Hope you get to go again soon.
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