Learning to Be Just Plain Thankful

I've been a bit bummed about the upcoming holidays. To be honest, I was hoping they'd go by unnoticed and that we could just forget that they even exist. Facing this holiday season with Bill in Afghanistan and the knowledge that the boys and I are "stuck" in Texas alone really seemed to suck all the spirit out of the entire season.

Then I got sick.

It was through the illness that I got the little kick that I needed to quit being so ingrateful and thankless.

God reminded me that He never gives us more than we can endure. I was so sick and barely able to make it to the bathroom and yet somehow I could muster the last ounce of energy I had to get the boys' basic needs taken care of without them suffering, too. He carried me through this 48 hour period. I survived to tell about it.

Just as I endured the illness, I will get through this holiday season. The boys and I will be just fine and way better off than most. We have a roof over our head, food to eat and the love of friends and family. We have so much to be thankful for and we have many reasons to celebrate. It might not be the way that we would have planned it had circumstances been different, but it can still be lovely.

Happy Thanksgiving!

So Sick

Oh my! I've been so sick. The GI bug bit and it bit hard. This mama has been sick before, but this has been the worst one in a long while. All the while my 4 year old starts having sympathy vomiting... Great. And he doesn't make it to any area that is safe. Now I am super sick, have a 4 year old right along with me and I have carpet to clean.

It's not been much fun here the past few days. I hope this all passes quickly.

A Vacation from Vacation Please!!

I need a recovery from vacation. My kids have been sick with colds and I haven't been getting enough rest. I had to call out from work today to take Aaron to the doctor to get his ears checked. It's nothing. (Thank you, God!) And he seems much better this evening after being up last night with a temp of 101 all night. He actually ate a little bit of dinner, but has been nursing like crazy since we got home. I worked yesterday, but came home to his fever and felt like I had to stay home with him or I'd be a bad mom.

Vacation was good. We visited lots of family as well as Mickey Mouse. It was a whirlwind and I'm feeling exhausted. Our pics are posted on the kids' website. I don't have the energy to upload any for here.