Wheels Up

I hadn’t flown in the last 8 years. So much has changed since I was a frequent flier. First, let’s talk about security. Maybe we were on a red alert day, but I had a tough time getting through.

Since the last time that I flew, they have implemented the total body scanners. I got in the scanner and assumed the position…feet spread wide and hands in the air. I came out, and the lady said I needed to go through again.

She instructed me to pull my pants all the way up to my crotch and really spread my legs apart. Side bar: I’ve lost some weight recently, and my pants are much looser. I did as instructed and was scanned again.

It still didn’t look right. She wanted to know what the band right under my bra was. That would be the pants that you told me to pull up ma’am. They let me through, but it wasn’t over.

As I was sitting at my gate, I noticed two men wheeling a cart with a sign on it. The sign said that you could be searched at anytime. They wheeled the cart to my gate. I boarded in a later group. As I went to board the plane, the men asked to check my bag.

Remember that I haven’t flown in years. It seemed weird to me but whatever. I opened my bag, and they told me I was good to go. The man behind me commented that he had never seen that before.

It took a lot, but I got on the plane. I was checked and rechecked and checked again. The plane took off, and it was smooth sailing until that turbulence hit. I’m talking about the kind of turbulence that makes your stomach drop. Ummmmm….I wasn’t prepared for that. Eventually things calmed, and I made it to my destination. But it was quite a ride.

God has been checking and rechecking and checking me lately. I have been listening and being obedient… for the most part. He knew what the plane ride was going to be like, and He wanted me to be prepared. My family recently got some news that made my stomach drop. It was unexpected turbulence. So please lift my family members up in prayer anytime you think about it. They’ll make it their destination, but God knows it’s a horrible, unsettling, disturbing, and bumpy ride. #wepreach