Oct 11 2006
Thank God for Family
Thank God . . .
… For the Ben-Ezras and Kathey who come to dinner every week and shared a wonderful evening with us, though harried at times.
… For Raquel who cooked a lovely dinner tonight and then was helpful during a minor crisis.
… For my wife who reminded me that I need to trust God even when the boiler plumbing system is leaking into the upstairs bathroom.
… For my dad, who over the phone helped me to come to grips with what I feared was a thousand dollar plumbing issue but ended up being almost nothing. But his helpful advice was everything in the moment of need.
For my parents and sisters who are leaving their jobs and families for a couple of days to come celebrate little engine with us.
Thank you, God. I have been abundantly blessed.
It’s always wonderfully reassuring when my dad visits. We live in an 80-year-old home, in fantastic shape. But since I’m lucky even to know that you hit the nail with the flat end of the hammer, every little problem makes me think the house is falling apart.
My dad comes in, and by contrast seems to think our house can be fixed in a weekend.