rough blessed day

Yesterday was a trialing day, but in unusual ways. Also, it was somehow surprisingly non-stressful. God gives strength for what needs to be done. Too, it was just so nice to be back with Elias after a day away on a business trip to Indianapolis.

The day started early, around 12:30 am when I finally returned from our marathon trip (12 hours crammed in a van with 5 men, for a 6-hour meeting with the big guns at a big company). I didn't wake him up when I got in, but did stroke him a little, and was glad to hear his wheezing seemed a little better. Elias was so glad to see me when he did wake a mere 5 hrs later, which was heartwarming. I must've looked really bad, for Elias even paused in the midst of his normal dash towards the TV for his morning video, to turn, point at me and say "Mommy tired!" Yes, indeed. Work was long & hectic, again, and I was really hungry & tired afterwards. I opted for spaghetti with (dare I say?) canned sauce for dinner. Well, I added hamburger and fresh tomatoes, but still I felt uneasy, if not quite guilty, for not making "real" sauce. But then, it was really good! We both ate lots. But then poor Elias threw up! Well, I'd planned a bath for him anyway, so it was straight off to the tub. It was there I discovered that the house didn't have water. There was enough to finish the bath, but just barely. (Elias spent most of it laying down to get maximal water coverage!) When going to bed he liked saying "God keeps us safe!" with me--his Sunday school message this month. Then it was house stuff again. I'd never before considered the difficulties of cleaning up vomit without any water. Despite some father-led troubleshooting I couldn't find the problem, and it was far too late for a service call. With Elias asleep I went out into the windy, rainy night trying to catch enough water out of my too-low, plant-covered rain spouts for some minimal personal hygiene and be able to flush toilets, until I didn't CARE if I had water anymore, and went to bed. It was nice to have Elias soundly sleeping in the next room (hardly wheezing at all), while I read some Scripture and snuggled down in my warm flannel sheets. It's nice to sleep when it's stormy out.

P.S.-- Elias' repiratory problems are mostly over today, I'm starting to catch up a bit on sleep, and someone came out to replace a bunch of electrical stuff for my well this morning, so we've got water inside the house now too.