Howdy,
Last week, I was fuming. And this week I am tired and sad (which I will get to in a moment)
I'm realizing that to be thankful doesn't always mean you have to be happy.
Sure it's easy to be thankful when life is great. But how much more meaningful is it when we really have to search for things.
So a quick note about me being tired and sad. Last week, my dad went to the ER because he was having chest pains.
Yes, chest pains. And yes, it was some sort of infarction (my new favorite word that I cannot define for you).
My dad, mom, brother, and I had the "privilege" of deciding if we should attempt open heart surgery or do some stents. When I say privilege I was trying to be sarcastic, but then I realized that it was a privilege to make the decision with my dad.
We still had him with us to have a conversation together. And all four of us came to the same conclusion, so the decision was unanimous and successful!
So I am thankful. I am thankful for dad still being here. I am thankful we could discuss it together. I am thankful for the hospital staff in Duluth. I am thankful for family who live far away and order us food delivery. I am thankful for a husband who said, "Do what you need to do. We will figure it out."
But let's move on to happier thoughts.
Let's see
what we fun stuff we can do this week!