it seems like lately there has been a lot of illness – some your basic cold, others dealing with possible life threatening complications, and a few who have gone to heaven. of course i treasure my children, but there are the days that i stare at the kitchen clock with time standing as still as possible, just waiting for the husband to walk in from work. those days are long and rough and i am usually not proud of my frustrated tone and lack of patience. even then, i go to bed thankful for my boys. then there is yesterday. a typical day here, though a tad busier than most. d played “battle” and l enjoyed his newest trick of climbing onto the couch. we had breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a million snacks. i got a lot of work done and the dog laid in his favorite chair. however, somwhere in between afternoon nap and crawling into bed with j i was hit with a wave of gratitude. thankful for the health of my boys, feeling blessed that they can argue and rough house, happy that my husband does walk through that door every evening. truly feeling at peace that regardless of where life takes us we are together and whole.
it isn’t just on tuesdays that i remember these gifts – however i need to be more mindful of them on the rougher days. are you unwrapping today?
by angie
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