I’m Blessed

Well, we’re back from Wisconsin now.  We had a very fun weekend.  I’m sorry I didn’t get our homeschool post done on Friday, but it just got too busy with the packing and all.

I’m quite amused that my last post on the war against stuff got so many comments.  I actually wrote it out and scheduled it to post on that day, but planned to proof it better and rework some parts.  The scheduling “thing” on blogger hasn’t worked for me for a few months, so I didn’t think it was actually going to publish, and I didn’t notice it actually had until I had a few comments.  I’m glad, though, that my rough writing resonated with so many people.

I have such a good list for today because I feel so overwhelmed by blessings.

-I’m so blessed to get away with Knut (and our tag-a-long Solveig) for a weekend.

-We were blessed to see so many fun things on our trip, and we were blessed with safety.  When our van broke down, it did so while we stopped for lunch and not on some back road.  When we were towed to a nearby repair shop they were able to find the problem quickly, had the part available, and 3 hours and several hundred dollars later, we were back on the road.  I’m blessed that we had an emergency fund so that delay did not ruin our weekend or throw us into a panic.  We are not always blessed that way, but I must say, it kept some peace this weekend.

-Knut was not injured during his race, even with his sparse training season.  He’s actually in better shape now than when we left.

-As I’m unpacking everyone’s bags today, I’m thankful for my in-laws who watched the 3 older kids for us without any complaint or grumblings that we sort of “expected” them to do this.  Not only that, but my mother-in-law washed all of the kids clothes so as I unpack, I just have to instruct the kids to put their clothes away.  No washing, drying, folding, etc.  She makes it so simple for me. May they be blessed with lots of rest this week!

-I’m thankful for Knut’s aunt and uncle who let us stay at their cabin every year for this race, feed us gourmet food, and let us soak in their hot tub.  (That part is incredibly wonderful after Knut’s race!)  We’re spoiled rotten, I say.

-I was so blessed this last week in so many ways.  I need this today because every weekend away comes at such a price to the household.  The kids need to get on task, the house is covered with random bags with random things in them, and I usually have no meals planned.  It’s chaotic, and takes us at least 3 days to have any resemblance of normalcy.  I like so much the routine of “normal” life, but I need to remember that sometimes we’re blessed with a break to that normalcy. 

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