Life around the Felipe household has been a bit crazy latley. We have been trying really hard to pull ourselves out of the pit we fell into when hubby lost his job for over a year. Even though he's working again, it takes time to recover financially from something like that. Kinda like the economy!
Our kids have been really great and patient but have needs that we have been trying to attend to. Namely, furniture in their rooms. Beds to be exact! Every time we think we are finally at a place where we can start saving, life throws another curve at us. A few months ago, it was the dishwasher, then our TV, then the dryer now this week, the oven. We did without a TV until Daniel and Jessica came into one and surprised us with it. They also were selling a dryer when they moved into their new apartment and we were able to replace our dryer. We don't need a dishwasher because we have already have 6 in the house. (Well, only 5, Neecy doesn't wash, only dry) But an oven....at the holidays??? I decided that we will do without the oven for as long as we can and I will only concentrate on the kids beds.
You realize how strong you are when things like this happen. I really wanted to just crawl under a rock and come out when everything was good and well but that's not what life is all about. Sometimes I have to look at things like a child. My little ones don't care if the oven is broken or not. They only care that they have food, not how it's prepared. Patrick doesn't care that the dishwasher is broken, he washes dishes and takes 30 minutes to do what should only take 15 but he is too busy playing with the water and the bubbles. He gets the water in his hands and is present in what he's doing. When he gets a big bubble he gets so excited!
I felt really bad Friday and was just focusing on what was wrong but then God showed me how selfish I was being. I have my house, car, health and family. There are others who are suffering real pain and have real needs. I AM SO THANKFUL AND BLESSED!
When things don't go our way, we should just stop and think like a child and be glad every day!
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