Even After You Stop Looking, Joy Can Still Find You
A Tough Day at the Hospital
We were leaving the hospital after a long, exhausting day. My uncle had had a medical emergency earlier that morning, and I’d spent the day with him. But by 7pm, we knew he was stable, safely settled into a room with wonderful care from the nursing staff.
It was time for us to go home.
We stepped out into the cool evening air, slowly emerging from the heavy, emotional fog of the hospital. My mind was still clouded, processing the day and weeks ahead.
But then something caught my eye.
The Elusive Donut Truck
There, parked just outside the hospital, was a pop of color against the fading light. It stopped me cold. My friend Tifani’s donut truck!
I had been trying to track down her truck for months—Butterfly Bliss Sweet Treats—following her schedule on Facebook, hoping to find the right time to support her locally-owned business.
But somehow, our paths had never crossed. Until now, here it was, waiting for me when I wasn’t even looking.
The timing was poetic. Even though I’d given up the search (at least temporarily), I’d still found what I wanted.
Mini Donuts and Meaningful Moments
Tifani and her husband Josh were as surprised to see us as we were to see them. We didn’t stay long—just enough time for a quick catch-up and to indulge in an order of their delicious cookies ‘n cream mini donuts.
It was a taste of heaven in more ways than one after our difficult day.
That brief moment of connection was a powerful reminder: even on hard days, trust that joy can still find you, sometimes when you least expect it.
If you’re local to north Alabama, track down Butterfly Bliss Sweet Treats yourself. Tifani’s donuts are amazing!
Share your thoughts in the comments.
Such a beautifully serendipitous story you’ve shared here, Lisa. Yes, God can give us joy at the most unexpected times and places. Are we ready to accept that joy?
Blessings!
Trusting that joy will find you. Yes, yes. Even if it get buried along the way, He specializes in resurrection!
God is so good Lisa in supplying all our needs & desires, even mini donuts waiting for you, from a friend, outside the hospital after a taxing day! Such a lovely story & God moment!
Blessings, Jennifer
That is so precious, Lisa. God knew what you needed, and He placed your friend there for that JOY to find YOU! I love it!
C.S. Lewis’s classic title “Surprised by Joy” comes to mind—alongside Psalm 23: His mercy is always running after us!
Those donuts look like HOLEY joy! YUM!
What a sweet moment! I’d love the idea of a mini donut food truck here.
This is such a joy-filled story! How wonderful that God knew exactly what you needed and wove your paths together at the right moment! Those donuts do look delicious too!
That is such a perfectly timed and wonderfully sweet ending to such a stressful day!
Joy does come from little surprises.
Love this! It reminds me God is always there with a bit of joy on our path.
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Aw, I love this sweet story! Wonderful! And now I want those donuts! Thanks for sharing with us at Thursday Favorite Things!
Lisa, in that moment, God knew exactly what you needed. This was a sweet story with a wonderful ending – joy found you!
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