Day 27: The Little Things

Today I essentially forced myself to get up and around. I was just so tired of being tired! I feel like I am getting a cold which is not good. All of the boys are coming down with it and Creide was especially sick today. It is hard to keep my distance when all my little one wants me to do is take care of him. We have hand sanitizer in every room of the house but it still doesn't seem to help.

Thankfully, he is feeling much better tonight. My symptoms have not progressed but they haven't gotten worse either. I made myself go for a walk today. I walked to the end of the driveway and back, which is a half mile roughly, and it was really good. I loved soaking in the sun. My two little boys went with me and they were just so fun. After our walk Ky rode his bike for me and then Jason and the two boys played baseball while baby Kearyn and I watched. Again, the sun just felt so nice and it is in these moments that I completely forget that there is anything wrong with me or that I just had chemo a few days ago. I can focus on the things that God has set before me and just enjoy the simplicity of it all.

We then went into town as Cale had a basketball game.and we had dinner with Jason's parents before hand. It was just so nice to get out and move around. It is so funny because when we got to the gym there was a J.V. girls game going on. I tried to sit and "just watch" the game but before long I was standing up so I could get the best view possible. It was such a close game and the daughter of some good friends of ours was playing. It was such a close game, even going into overtime, and even though they have a very good and capable coach that I would have coach my kids any day of the week (including Sunday as he is just such a man of God) - I still wanted to get out there any help him. I chuckled to myself because of how silly it seemed. I just had chemo a few days ago, I have been so sick this round, but leave it to a basketball game to lift my spirits and get me back where I need to be. It is amazing what God will use and how He will use it. By the way, the team I was rooting for did win by 1 point in overtime and sent the Grand Junction team packing. Wha-Whoo!

Cale played well too. He is getting better and better each game and it is nice to see him kind of let go and just be a kid. (If you know Cale, he is like an adult trapped in a little kids body. Always analyzing, always thinking, never just throwing caution to the wind. That would be entirely too risky and potentially harm his future endeavors. Yes, he talks like that and even uses much bigger words sometimes. I have to keep a dictionary close by just so I know what he is talking about.) Anyway, he did great and I was thankful at the opportunity to be able to watch him play once again.

Now we are home and the house is quiet. Everyone is tuckered out from the days adventures. I am left to ponder all the little things that happened today and I have a smile on my face. God is just so good and so faithful. I rejoice that He loves me so that he would give me all that I have. It wasn't that I didn't appreciate my family before because I did. I cherished my husband and my children but now it is different. There is a deeper meaning to this life God has given to me here on Earth and I plan on thoroughly ringing out every last drop of enjoyment.

I pray that the little things in your life brighten your day tomorrow, and each day after, as much as the little things in my life have brightened mine.

Okay, enough of the mushy stuff. On to the Funny of the Day (I know that is the only reason some of you read these!)

1.) Jason looked at me today and said, "I am really glad you are awake today to talk to. The last 3 or 4 days have been really quiet. I didn't realize how much of our relationship hinged on your ability to carry on a conversation." Finally, I am appreciated!

2.) When Ky was with me on my walk he would run way out ahead and then run back to me which is a new thing because he use to run about 50 feet max. before he would completely quit for the day. He has actually gotten really fast too. He told me, "Mom, I am like lightening." I told him that I agreed. He then said, "Yes, I was so fast that I think I saw flames coming out from behind me."