There’s an article floating around Facebook and probably everywhere else saying that Christians should stop saying they’re blessed, for lots and lots of reasons. I don’t really want a speech or lecture from anyone on why that article was sooo right, because while I can see bits and pieces of where the author is coming from, I disagree with it.
That being said, I felt blessed today as I hauled two huge baskets of laundry downstairs, resulting in six loads. I sorted through the piles, thinking how amazingly blessed we are. Not only do we already have more than enough, but I was recently able to drive to another province with a friend, and shop like crazy for everyone in my family. So now, we have more than more than enough! Not to mention, we have extra towels, sheets, kitchen linens, etc. I felt very taken aback, and yes – blessed. Thankful.
While laundry ran the afternoon away, we all played toys in the basement, as per usual. Dekker took his first ever tumble down the stairs. Only from about halfway down, and he recovered immediately, but it was scary for everyone. I raced over to the stairs and scooped his screaming little self up into my arms. I held him and just shushed him like I might do for Laela, in an instinctual effort to calm him. Through his sobs, he mumbled “Sit. Lap.” So I sat down and got him comfy on my lap. “Snat. Please.” So I held his snack with us and he ate it contentedly from my lap. And when it was gone, so was he. It was not a good feeling to have him fall down the stairs, but he hit nothing, and hurt nothing. If he got a bruise, I still haven’t found it. He is that ok.
By the end of the day, both kids were crying and ticked, so we put Dekker to bed with some short playtime, and Laela is just eating her last bottle now. I adore these children, and I think everyone reading knows that, so I hope I can say this without judgement. I love my kids, but I LOVE when they are sleeping and Brady and I can wind down and relax for a few hours. I love them, and their silence. And their crazy, truly. I love it all.
