Surprise!
Well, sometimes you look at the calendar and think that March is going to be a long four weeks with not a single day off and you hope you'll make it to April when there is spring break. Then in one day schools close for two weeks, minutes later you learn church and all church activities are cancelled world-wide until further notice, then suddenly major theme parks are closing and all sports and dance classes are cancelled and the nail in the coffin, the library will be closed for two weeks. All this was happening last night and I felt like the rug was being pulled out from under me.
I'm really not affected too much by any of it, other than our spring break trip is up in the air. We were going to drive to my sister's house and so we would probably still go except now the kids don't have a spring break so they would have to miss a bunch of school. But if we don't go, then I won't get to see my friend who is moving to Japan mid-April and we don't get to see my sister. We can postpone to summer but then we will miss my friend. We've never traveled over spring break before and I was pretty excited to go and have an adventure before summer fun started. We were even going to go to Chicago by ourselves for two days to celebrate my husband's big 4-0 but now we're just not sure what to do. At least we weren't planning to go to Disney World like my sister. What a mess that is.
It will be fun to have the kids around and I anticipate lots of cleaning, piano practicing and movie-watching. I am hoping to be outside as much as possible exploring the rural beauty of our county and not being around too many people. I am sure there will be lots of fighting and frustration too since we will have limited friend time and can't go to the library or any other fun play place or museum. But we will do our best.
I regularly have moments where I just stop and think, I married the right man, and last night I had one of those moments. Josh has been out of town this week and as we were talking on the phone last night, I just gushed out all of my concerns and stress and how I had been fine with this whole situation but now everything was closing and it just made it seem so much more serious, which scared me and the kids. Not that I am worried about being sick but just the stress and concern it has created and panic and discussions and arguments on Facebook. He listened and then calmly said, "Let me tell you two reasons why I am not worried at all." We talked, my heart immediately stopped beating so fast, I stopped tapping my toe on the floor and was calm. His quiet strength is such a blessing to me and I fell in love with him all over again. I try not to brag about him too much but he really is amazing. He handles difficult situations so well and always stays calm. I have not heard Josh yell. Ever. I have known him for 23 years and he has only ever raised his voice to cheer at a sporting event, although he doesn't even do that very often. He is quick to recognize when he has hurt my feelings and apologize, he is a very patient parent, he speaks kindly of others and is the best listener I have ever met. He is my best friend and I'm very thankful for his support and love. It literally keeps me going each day.
So, life lesson learned. Sometimes things just happen that are a big deal and very unexpected and it is wise to listen to the prophet and be prepared. During the sacrament last week I felt such an overwhelming love from my Heavenly Father just for me; it was a very sweet moment that has blessed me this week. We have food storage and have been doing Come, Follow Me and preparing for General Conference so I feel physically and spiritually prepared to take care of my family without school, church or other activities. I am grateful for wise church leaders, a loving Heavenly Father, a wonderful husband and I hope everyone is able to stay healthy!
I'm really not affected too much by any of it, other than our spring break trip is up in the air. We were going to drive to my sister's house and so we would probably still go except now the kids don't have a spring break so they would have to miss a bunch of school. But if we don't go, then I won't get to see my friend who is moving to Japan mid-April and we don't get to see my sister. We can postpone to summer but then we will miss my friend. We've never traveled over spring break before and I was pretty excited to go and have an adventure before summer fun started. We were even going to go to Chicago by ourselves for two days to celebrate my husband's big 4-0 but now we're just not sure what to do. At least we weren't planning to go to Disney World like my sister. What a mess that is.
It will be fun to have the kids around and I anticipate lots of cleaning, piano practicing and movie-watching. I am hoping to be outside as much as possible exploring the rural beauty of our county and not being around too many people. I am sure there will be lots of fighting and frustration too since we will have limited friend time and can't go to the library or any other fun play place or museum. But we will do our best.
I regularly have moments where I just stop and think, I married the right man, and last night I had one of those moments. Josh has been out of town this week and as we were talking on the phone last night, I just gushed out all of my concerns and stress and how I had been fine with this whole situation but now everything was closing and it just made it seem so much more serious, which scared me and the kids. Not that I am worried about being sick but just the stress and concern it has created and panic and discussions and arguments on Facebook. He listened and then calmly said, "Let me tell you two reasons why I am not worried at all." We talked, my heart immediately stopped beating so fast, I stopped tapping my toe on the floor and was calm. His quiet strength is such a blessing to me and I fell in love with him all over again. I try not to brag about him too much but he really is amazing. He handles difficult situations so well and always stays calm. I have not heard Josh yell. Ever. I have known him for 23 years and he has only ever raised his voice to cheer at a sporting event, although he doesn't even do that very often. He is quick to recognize when he has hurt my feelings and apologize, he is a very patient parent, he speaks kindly of others and is the best listener I have ever met. He is my best friend and I'm very thankful for his support and love. It literally keeps me going each day.
So, life lesson learned. Sometimes things just happen that are a big deal and very unexpected and it is wise to listen to the prophet and be prepared. During the sacrament last week I felt such an overwhelming love from my Heavenly Father just for me; it was a very sweet moment that has blessed me this week. We have food storage and have been doing Come, Follow Me and preparing for General Conference so I feel physically and spiritually prepared to take care of my family without school, church or other activities. I am grateful for wise church leaders, a loving Heavenly Father, a wonderful husband and I hope everyone is able to stay healthy!
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