The other night Dustin thought he could smell something burning but I hadn't noticed. I brushed it off and we got some presents together to deliver to our nieces and nephews. When I went to grab one of the presents from under our tree it was stuck to the extension cord!
I had our little space heater plugged in to the same extension cord as the lights for the Christmas tree and the heat from the space heater melted the plug and burned the carpet and a present. If we hadn't moved the present when we did our tree, or worse our house would've caught on fire!
Dustin tried to unplug everything before it got worse but the plastic just stretched like taffy. I've never seen anything like it. It was so scary. We are lucky to have caught it when we did. It made me think how often I am saved before really bad things happen. Like how I turn around for two seconds to help one of my kids in the backseat of the truck and when I look up I have just enough time to get back on the road before hitting a sign. Or how by the end of the month some how or another all our bills are paid.
I'm so grateful to Heavenly Father for protecting and watching over me and my family. I'm grateful for his guidance, for helping us to live in such a way that we are aware and are protected. I'm especially grateful to Heavenly Father at Christmas time. For his sacrifice in giving us his only begotten son, that we may be saved and live with him once again.
May the true meaning of Christmas be with you this holiday season.
