After my very whiny post of yesterday, I got to thinking about the blessings. There were blessings in those trials of the last week.
There were plenty of people who were willing and able to help us throughout the week. Kathy, Suzanne, Allen, Sabrina and Griff are just a few. I mean really...we could've walked to and from school, but ew! And I couldn't have walked to Chearon (not Chevron) to pick up the car. Even the tow truck driver was friendly and our insurance people called the tow people for me.
But...the biggest blessing of all is that the brakes didn't fail until *after* it was parked in the driveway. Not while I was on my way to school with the boys and most especially not while Chris was driving to or from Target Monday night.
It's so easy to get bogged down in the truly petty problems of the day. Yes, I had to spend $400 to fix the brakes on the car. But...I had $400 set aside for vacation this summer. Somehow or other we'll manage the rest. The blessings will come - and many have already. I just need to remember to focus on the blessings and the lessons - not just the problems.
That's mortality.
1 comment:
What a great perspective you have. And you are right! There are good things that come from adversity. We'd all like to skip over the adversity and just get to the good things, but I guess that isn't possible or very realistic! ;)
Happy Late Mother's Day!
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