Blessings

A full and busy weekend surrounded by all three of my kids as we supported Alyssa, by traveling to Oswego to see her perform a dance she choreographed.  It was full of some beautiful moments...and some that were less than stellar.  I was feeling quite under the weather, we had some car concerns as we traveled part way home, out of Oswego last night...in rain, and Cara, who is trying to pick a health plan is very stressed about how much she needs to pay out of pocket....money that she does not have in her pocket, and I learned some disturbing news from 'home'.

But we made the most of it, enjoyed Alyssa's beautiful dance and dancing, spent some happy time together and began to anticipate the holidays.  We made it home, thankfully, and the car is still running, though a trip to my mechanic is in order sooner than later.  By grace, we were brought home safely.  Because I was not feeling better, I spent hours waiting to be seen at an urgent care facility, and while waiting, noticed a poster discussing help with health care costs....a glimmer of hope for Cara.....maybe. I now know that the little cold I thought I had....might be a little something more...but now, with the correct medication, will soon be on the mend.  The disturbing news, I have decided, is a way for me to reach out to someone.

And so...even though there were circumstances that I may have considered to be curses...perhaps they were blessings in disguise....and the best blessing of all....as always.... is these three...whom I love with every fiber of my being and whom I am proud of individually...but also as a family who continue to make being there for one another a priority.

“When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place.” 

~ C.S. Lewis