This past week, I was sitting in my gynecologist's office while the kids went to aftercare. While waiting for the doctor to come in, I checked my email. And to my surprise was my first ever email from Riley using her school email account.
It immediately brought tears to my eyes.
And then the nurse walked in at that moment to take my blood pressure again and it was still slightly high. Oh well.
The next day I heard a quote from Frederic Buechner along the lines of pay attention to those moments of tears and chills because that is the holy calling.
I just LOVE that! To think five years ago I was scared of crying or any feelings and now I am able to find pleasure in them as holy moments and feel God's presence through them. What a freaking turnaround of events!!
Also this past weekend, the whole family drove across the street to school to help my eldest decorate her locker. Even the dog came with us. We had to do it over the course of two days to go back and shop for a few more decorations.
I feel a special sort of happy that the whole family came together to get the job done. I feel very blessed with our family unit. Even through the quarreling, competition, cat fights and peeing on the carpet, we come together. And that IS FAMILY. It is not a perfect picture, it is not always smooth. We get aggravated with each other, but we truly love each other deep down and keep moving forward...together.
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