I had a few thoughts about my picture today but then the power went out. One second I'm working away on my Hebrews study, the next I can't see my hand in front of my face. (And yes, for those of you playing along at home, there does seem an eerie connection to NTT as it will now be referred to as we don't want to utter the words "No Technology Tuesday" ever again). Of course we scrounged up some flashlights and lit some candles (my kids actually had those crazy flashlight aps on their ipods) but we all went straight to the living room couch. There's something about no power that makes you want to surround yourself with your family. We all piled together and started to read some of our read-alouds that had been sadly neglected over the hectic-ness of the last few days. When my voice went a bit dry, Emma and I curled up to read together on the big red chair, and Annabeth and Jack decided to play a game of catch the flashlight beam. I swear I've never seen two kids have more fun with a beam of light. They eventually tired as well and snuggled up together in my bed to read a bit before bed. Jay, who was valiantly trying to rid himself of the African sleep curse, settled on the love seat and although it was pretty dark, I think he surrendered his epic fight for a bit. It was so quite....just the sound of the rain hitting the fireplace and the soft reading of Annabeth's voice. And it was so peaceful; the warmth of my daughter next to me under a heavy blanket. There is something incredibly restorative about the absence of harsh light and sound. Something so refreshing as the forcing of humans to interact with one another during a time of day when we might not otherwise. I'm so thankful that the Spirit has been turning me toward gratitude in all things so that my first reaction was not one of frustration, but rather the enjoyment of what was provided; cuddles with kids, giggles at lightbeams, warmth from a pre-teen and only the sound of the voices of those I love.
PS I'm also thankful for electricity because there was no way I was going to be able to sleep without the white noise from my electric fan!!! And the heater was nice as well.....
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