After a full day and a full week with the boys, having lost my voice and feeling an old running injury creeping back up on me, and looking around at the amount of things I needed to do piling up to an overwhelming state around the house…I just, all of the sudden, was done. I let Tom know in the best way I knew how that I needed a BREAK, and he immediately started packing dinner for the boys and loading them into the van in their swimsuits. My dear husband heard me and after his full day and full week of work and with the boys, he found it in his heart to serve me in the best way possible and give me several hours of quiet time alone at home, which is just what I needed. I was so tired but wanted to put my precious time gift to good use and knew, because I’m that kind of girl, that trying to set everything to rights by cleaning and organizing the house would help calm my frazzled nerves and lift my spirits. So, I picked up, sorted through piles and put things away, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the bathrooms, dusted, mopped and vacuumed the floors, folded and put away buckets of laundry, and cleaned our room. I was even able to sit down for a few minutes and relax and enjoy the clean house before the boys came home!!! Tom ended up taking the boys out on the lake, where they ate a picnic dinner and had some good daddy time, and out to a store to pick up some birthday presents for me. What a blessing! I’m so grateful to God for bringing me Tom. His love and his presence are healing to me every day.
