Sometimes life can be pretty dull and mundane, with daily routines that are repeated over and over again, kind of like in the movie “Ground Hog Day”.
We do something one day and the next day we do it again, hopefully, better than we did it the day before, but quite often just the same as always.
Well,
Would you think I was crazy if I said I was craving some of that simple routine?
While I’m not complaining about the events, this summer has been an unusually busy one. School has been out since early June and I am still not feeling in control of my summer.
A few years ago I went on a road trip with some of my lady friends. We were having such a great time chatting and laughing as we were driving along, that is until we looked at the speedometer and realized we were driving way above the speed limit (much faster than our “senior” abilities ought to allow). The odd thing was that a lot of cars were passing us at even faster speeds and no police cars were even interested in us.
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To make a long story short, somehow the speedometer had gotten flipped over to metric. It only looked like we were driving one hundred twenty miles per hour!
I know I’m not really moving faster than I normally would either, but it sure has felt like a wild ride.
While life has been quite busy, it has been full of blessings for which I am very grateful.
Here are some short updates on why I’m feeling very blessed:
#1. We had a beautiful wedding and welcomed a lovely girl (Brittany) to our family.
#2. Cute little Paul arrived healthy and strong. His mama had endured two miscarriages and a year long cancer treatment/waiting period following the second miscarriage, so he was truly a blessing!
(His parents are doing well and they are excited and proud.)
#3. Sweet baby Zachary arrived one week later, healthy and without any trouble for his mama. Now, all she needs to do is figure out how to keep all four kids happy without losing her mind. (I say this after only a few days of baby sitting and remembering all the work young mothers have to do!)
#4. Miracles really do happen. Our grand-niece Kenidee, who was in the terrible auto accident, is now overcoming some real obstacles. She suffered traumatic head injuries, including brain swelling, one broken cheek bone, one shattered cheek bone, a broken jaw, a broken eye socket, a broken collar bone and ribs, and punctured lungs. For a while, it was even uncertain if she would survive. She was covered with tubes and kept in a medically induced coma. Look at her now! She’s walking and talking and making improvements every day.
She and her family also appreciate all the prayers!
(The last two photos were “borrowed” from Facebook. I don’t know to whom to give credit. Thanks!)
So there you have it.
Life has been busy, but in a good kind of way.
Cleaning, yard work, and summer projects will just have to wait for now.
I’ll probably be rocking babies instead!
JoAnn
P.S. My previous few posts were done on my i-pad with a Blogger app. Not the best way to edit, but it worked while I was away.
P.P.S. Thanks to everyone who helped pray for our family!
