Whirlwind Week

Last week was such the whirlwind. Work was keeping me very busy, not to mention it was payroll week for the church staff, which is always exciting.
Back in November , when Lee and I were in South Carolina for the Weekend Angler Series National Championship, our club sent a 6 man team to the State Tournament to qualify for the Southern Regionals of the Bass Club World Championship Series. They needed an alernate for the team and I agreed to take that position. They qualified high enough for the Southern Regional Tournament, which was scheduled for last week at Lake Wheeler in Decatur.
At one point a month ago, it looked liked I was needed to fish this event, but everything seemed to work out for the original 6 men.
Then, Wednesday morning I got the call. Their 6th man backed out at the last minute. Keep in mind, the tournament was Thursday and Friday, this was 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday. There was no way I could make it. But as providence would have it, things worked out. Elizabeth got a crash course in doing CPC payroll, and Jeff and Nick took care of the rest. So by 2 o'clock I was headed North.
The first day of the tournament, our 6 man team was sitting in 8th place. They were taking the top 8 teams to the Nationals. We shared alot of info as a team that night and came up with our plan. Right or wrong we were in it to win it in the grass.
At the end of the competition, Birmingham Bass Club finished in 4th place. We got our entry fee back, plus some, and we are headed to the National Championship! Pretty huge, considering I was sitting in my office working one moring, and catching tons of fish the next two mornings!
God was good to us, for sure. Isn't it interesting how our plans are not necessarily what He has in plan for us. I do not like suprises, at all! But, He had a plan. I did not see this coming, but what a great opportunity? Did I mention the top prize for the winning team at the Nationals is $250,000? That would be nice, to say the least!