When life goes smoothly we take things for granted. We smile at our to-do list as things systematically get checked off. Life goes by easily, just as we planned, and we are able to enjoy and savor each day. I have no idea if that is really true -I am afterall a parent!
Yes the past few weeks I did have plans - a party, some baking, Christmas shopping, Christmas cards, readying the house for Christmas. The reality was helping gather supplies for school projects, three trips to the orthodontist for broken brackets (another trip next week), the stomach flu, and a broken washing machine. Not exactly a wild, fun, invigorating time to savor.
But I will savor it. This week we put a package in the mail to friends who lost their home in the fires. A fun animated Christmas decoration. Their home used to have many of them. They are gone. We wanted to help them start new.
I can be thankful for having a washing machine that can break, friends that I should send cards to, orthodonture for my kids, and projects that need helping with. My life would be so dull and predictable without them. The stomach flu? Yeah, not so thankful for that - but it did allow me to rest!
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