Took the car to the shop this morning, that whole check engine light thing is apparently universal, and universally annoying. Since the dealership is in an adjacent town, it didnt seem like that big a deal to just drive it over and then walk home. 3 hours later, my pedometer app was wondering if my phone had been stolen or I'd lost my mind. Apparently Google maps conspired against me regarding the distance or more likely I just judged it wrong. Regardless it was a beautiful day and just take a gander at that view, a good way, albeit tiring, to commemorate Leap Day. Speaking of leap years, have you ever wondered why we
leap every four years? It's an interesting rabbit hole to be sure. Spoiler alert it all goes back to miscalculations by Roman astrologists whose tally of solar years was off by 11 minutes, and 40 seconds. It created quite a headache resulting in these
special days. Errors in calculations, like those Roman star gazers and like the guy mentioned above that judged the distance from the mechanic to his apartment, have ramifications. You know what's encouraging? We serve a God that takes those mistakes and weaves them into His plan and will, working all things together for good who who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. That's something to leap, and shout, about.
PS Babies that are born on February 29th (that'a bout a 1 in 1500 chance of happening)...cue the Pirates of Penzance references, are not younger than everyone else nor are they pitied for only getting birthday cake every four years. Their parents simple choose February 28th or March 1st for their birthday.
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