jenniferschwab - In everything give thanks...even in poo water

"In every thing give thanks..." 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Today started out pretty crappy. No really...it was crappy.

We woke up after about 4 hours of sleep to the Home Depot people arriving to deliver our new washer and dryer. They hooked up the washer and started testing it, and all was good. Until we realized that sewage was backing up in our kitchen - all under the sink and all over the kitchen floor. So I'm standing there, 38 weeks pregnant, in a nightgown, with poo water on my kitchen floor. This is really against my nesting instincts.

So we called the emergency plumbing people, stopped the flow of poo water, cleaned it up, took a shower, and went out for breakfast. And the whole time I am grumbling. "Why do these things have to happen? I'm tired, I've got too many things to do today already, and we were already tight on money...why?!?!? God, did you take the day off?"

And as I'm driving to McDonald's I get kick in the pants from God. I drive past one of our refugee families. (Concord is a big settling place for refugees.) They have a car, and it's way older and broken than mine, but I bet they are psyched because they own a car. And I remembered a sermon once that Rob Bell did about being thankful for the problems you are able to have.

And so, I am thankful that I am lucky enough to have poo water in my kitchen...because many people don't have water, or a kitchen--or even water in their kitchen. I am rich enough to have these problems.

I'm thankful that the Home Depot people woke me up at 8am...because we are able to buy a washer and a dryer.

I'm thankful that my biggest worry is how we're going to shuffle money to pay for this...and not "how are we going to pay for this?"

What are you thankful for?