Yesterday was a wonderful, glorious day! I spent the whole day…talking, laughing, and simply enjoying my family. We were together the whole day- no outside obligations, just us. It was splendid! Do you know what I'm talking about?
This might seem like a boring post, so you're forewarned, but that's ok, here goes anyway…
The 6 workgroup men currently living with us had to get an early start to their 'touring Ireland' day. So, at 6 am (on a Saturday) Wolf and I awoke to prepare them breakfast. Getting up at 6am on a Saturday wasn't exactly the 'glorious' part, but it had its place in setting the day in motion.
Once the guys were on their way, I had a luxurious quiet morning ahead of me and decided to quickly write a blog. Lately I've been creating picture posts with captions, but nothing more extensive. Once the children are up, I can barely concentrate on writing. So, this was my chance. My blog "Mission Accomplished!" was the result. :)
Before I finished, the children woke up and eventually came in the living room where I was. Next thing I know, Anna is wondering if she can make me a coffee. That sounded wonderful! And it tasted even better!! At that point, I was starting to feel very happy and very loved. I was finishing a satisfying blog, surrounded by my children (who were each reading quietly), sipping a perfectly made cup of coffee, in a warm room, with rain gently falling outside. It was lovely!
Once I was done writing, my children and I had an enjoyable talk. I shared many childhood memories with them, and my schooling experiences in particular. They always like those! I also discussed our future (return to KS) plans with them. One of our goals is to fix up our KS property, and get it in better shape. Then Wolf has dreams of writing and publishing books. We'd also like to work on our Nova Scotia property this fall. It's basically forestland with a nice lake in the middle. Clearing trails would be the first step.
We talked for a long time on these matters and it felt good! It felt good partly because my children were all around me and I 'loved' that, and also because it felt good to have a dream for the future. After we lost Seth, dreaming became very hard. The future even seemed pointless. We knew we had to survive for the sake of our other children, but to survive and thrive seemed too exhausting. So, discussing future ideas with the children felt almost good. Almost healing. Almost.
Next thing I know, Wolf (who was sleeping due to extreme jet lag) walks in the room and joins us. Then we talk a whole bunch more about….everything and nothing at the same time. I loved it. We were altogether. Ezra was there, too. It was lightly raining outside all morning, but it didn't matter, we were warm and cozy inside, thoroughly enjoying eachother's company. I remember wondering at one point if heaven will be a 'touch' like this.
We scraped together a few leftovers and had lunch. Simple.
Then, Wolf mentioned it might be good if I give Ma (his mom) a call. I said I would really like to, and that it had been on my mind to do that very thing earlier in the day. It was just that 'sense' that I needed to see how she was doing. As soon as I asked her how she was doing, she immediately said, "Not good." I was very concerned since that is not like her to complain. For privacy I won't go into details, but I felt the Lord put her on our hearts and minds that very day and I soon learned why. The issue was something that we could help out with, and she felt better, and so did we. I loved how the Lord had clearly put her on our hearts. Thank you Lord!! Thank you for your guiding Spirit and for wisdom.
Then supper. Forgot what we had, but remember we had more great conversations. I'm just so glad we enjoy eachother.
What a happy day!
