This was a wonderful weekend. Breakfast on Saturday morning at our favorite little restaurant, decorating the house for the Christmas season, cooking for my family, baking cookies, and going to church for the first time in a couple of weeks (my husband even consecrated the elements so that our family could celebrate Holy Communion together after church). The bottom line is, my family was together.
It was the first time we have had a couple of “normal” days. Nothing earth shattering happened, it was low key, and absolutely wonderful.
My “Christian” is healing well. He is still having trouble with his ankle and has not returned to school quite yet, but all is looking better than a week ago đŸ™‚
Now that things have settled down, the enormity of the past two weeks has begun to settle in. I was an emotional mess in church this morning. Just being in the presence of my church family, who has loved us through this difficult time, was almost too much.
I am missing my mother-in-law terribly and seeing my husband hurt brings back the pain in losing my mother so many years ago. We change because of our loss. We are never the same, but we move on and try to live our lives as a testament to what our parents taught us and wanted for us.
I think my husband and I are going to have a bit of a hard time getting into the “holiday spirit,” but we are going to try our best. We have to remember that life goes on and the way we handle the difficult times in our lives is seen by our children. I want them to know that we are surrounded by love and that through everything, love endures all.
Today I Am Thankful For:
1. Fresh baked cookies
2. Reading scripture
3. Kleeex with “lotion” (much softer)
4. Prescription refills
5. Snuggling with my little one
