So many blessings, No time to blog!

This summer has been riddled with trials, tribulations, tests, blessings and humidity! I'm not complaining, just commenting.

Last week our home's AC unit died. It was a test that I will never forget. I grew up in the city where humidity reigned supreme from June to September, where our row house (townhouse or you rich people) was cooled by open windows and ONE window fan that was pointed directly at my father! One of my must-haves when I went out on my own was to not only have my fill of Lucky Charms, but to have AC! And since I was 19 I have been blessed to have AC, until last week.

Things change when you have a child with breathing problems as well as needing an inhaler yourself, all of a sudden!

I lasted about 1 day of just sitting still and having sweat run down every part of my body! I then took my mom upon her offer to put us up in a local hotel. Some would say it was a vacation, I say it was a test of my will, patience, endurance and ability not to scream on the top of my lungs! Why? Two boys, who all of a sudden, couldn't stand the sight of each other!

Life still had to go on, but I couldn't do anything in my normal routine.

Sometimes God does this to shake things up a bit. He wants us to remember how good we have it now that we live in Him and not in the world.
I learned to enjoy my sons; I am not saying that I didn't lose it a few times, but I did learn. I played games, annoyed them, laughed, swam in the hotel pool and had to learn to make the best food choices without being able to cook.

Thankfully, God was working through this mess and through my mom (love you!) to enable me the sight to see that a clean floor just should not come before playing a game of Mouse Trap with my kids!