One of the things I've become familiar with as a mother is when everything comes screeching to a halt. I used to (and sometimes still do) feel suddenly angry and resentful that my plans have been changed. Now I try to think of these moments as, "Oh, so this is what God wants me to be doing right now! I had no idea!"
What Had Been on Today's To-Do List
Cook Cuban black beans for dinner guests tomorrow night
Scrub the deck furniture with soap and water
Last-minute trip to the grocery store for a couple of items for dinner tomorrow
Mix gingerbread batter and freeze, to bake tomorrow
What God Wanted Me To Do Today
Sit all day near my three-year-old who vomited eleven times (so far)
Keep my so-far-healthy one-year-old from pestering three-year-old
Ask boy to take sips of water throughout the day
Send husband to the drug store to buy box of 120 latex gloves
Watch a lot of cartoons
Read children's books aloud
Disinfect often
Launder many cleaning rags
Cancel our dinner guests for tomorrow
Replace the difficult-to-wash comforters on the bed with easy-to-wash cotton blankets, just in case
Ask the house cleaners to come next week instead of tomorrow
Poor little boy! I hope he is better now. Praying the rest of y'all don't get it.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry John is under the weather. Hope he's feeling better today!
ReplyDeleteGood attitude and I love your two lists! Hope you all are better/stay better soon!
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