Posted in Family Life

I've been accused that my life seems perfect, or that I seem to be at peace with where I am in motherhood and life.  I'm at peace, but only because my peace comes through Jesus.  I know I'm where I am supposed to be, but it isn't always easy.  But, I laugh....

Here's an example!

1)  Let me preface this by saying that I have a dear and precious husband whom I don't try to "dump" all my woes on, but who listens to me intently and provides a comforting word when I need one.  He corrects me when I am wrong, but most of all he just listens to me.  I feel so much better after a good talk with my very bestest friend, My Man!

2)  I laugh at myself - a lot!!!

Yesterday we found out that we have a leak somewhere on our property and it was spinning our water meter out of control.  They shut the water off so the problem was temporarily fixed.  Well, as you are aware, life with 4 kiddos can't move forward too much with no water - there are dishes, laundry, baths, teeth that need to be brushed, and toilets to flush!  So, last night, when we were on our way home from church after a close call with a tornado, we stopped to get gallons of water to help with the crisis.

This morning when Big P got up (remember he works nights) he started to work on the problem, but the major amounts of lightening and continuous rain seems to be a "leak fixin' party pooper" and he decided to try another home improvement project - our bathroom tub faucet needed replacing.  He did that because the water was already off.

So, he went to work on that only to find out that the faucet he bought won't fit our faucet.  We live in a mobile home and sometimes things are quirky with fixtures.  No problem, we had a nice afternoon getting things done around the house.

Then I had a "mama meltdown" when I started whining that I don't seem to be able to get on a good schedule and that the physical house seems to be out of control.  He reassured me that with time, we would get back on a schedule and not to sweat it.  The problem was that I seem to be "putting fires out" all day and the important gets skipped by the urgent.  You know the drill, right?!  (This is where you shake your head up and down in agreement).

Well, then the kids decided to go outside and have fun in the HUGE puddles in the front yard.  We have almost an acre that is completely under water right now to give you an idea of the puddles.  They were messy - dirty, gross, caked on mud, grass, having fun kind of gross.  But, they forgot one VERY important thing - the water was off!!!!  C.11.B. has some sort of funky thing happen when he gets cold - he breaks out in hives - no joke!!  He was breaking out.  B.3.B. was freezing and P.almost8.G. was just dirty and fine!

Big P went to the front to turn the water back on and I proceeded to hose them down with the water hose.  All the while I'm thinking there is NO water pressure.  So, we go to plan B.  Strip them down outside and send them inside (remember we live in the country with the closest neighbor completely out of sight).  When we were inside trying to get the water on in the shower, there was no water pressure and no hot water.

That's when Big P started running through the house yelling "oh my gosh, the water, oh my gosh, the water".  I didn't know what he was talking about and then I saw it - the STANDING AND RUSHING WATER coming out of my bedroom - from my bathroom.

He had accidentally left the faucet thingys wide open and water was shooting out at about 20 gallons a minute - no joke!!!

And after we started grabbing towels and realized there was no point in that, we stood there and laughed!!!!  Just cracked up!!!!!!

No one was hurt, everyone was getting washed off, and warming up under blankets, and we had a HUGE mess on our hands - but it was so hilarious!!

And that's when it occurred to me why people might think that I have this perfect life - I try not to ponder on the bad.  I try to move forward from the bad.  I forgive a lot and forget more.  I forgive myself a lot, too.  I laugh at myself a lot.  I laugh at my situations a lot.  I know that God has me here and I'm learning so much from being right where I'm at right now.  He has given me a teachable spirit lately, and I'm taking full advantage to learn and grow from everything possible!  I also have a great husband who can laugh right along with me and who listens to me cry when I need to do that, too.

Do you remember Pollyanna????  Yes, we had a major water spill in our bathroom, but my bathroom floor is REALLY clean now!!!

Oh, and I bargained myself into a special ice cream treat in a bit!! heehee!!