A Weekend of Blessings

The week before a vacation is always tough for me because I want it to hurry and arrive! I was going through the motions all week, just to get to Friday. That's when things began to turn. I wanted to go to the Good Friday service at my church, but had volunteered to work at my son's Track Meet - not realizing the date. I worked an hour and stayed to see him run. It was in the upper 50s, but the wind was ferocious and I was freezing, along with all the kids in tanks and shorts. My son had one race and I waited 2 hours to see him run. What a blessing! He ran a personal record of 2 min 13 sec in his 800m race and won the heat! I had never seen him win before and it was thrilling!

On Saturday, you could have labeled me a slug because the only thing on my agenda was a trip to the grocery stores. (Yes stores. I'm one of those.) I took my time. In fact, I actually stopped for lunch before I was finished. My son needed me back home to look at some calculus, and we did that before having steak and potatoes for supper. (I actually cooked!) Usually, he's out the door when done with schoolwork or supper, but he hung around for a while. We began to watch a movie together. It was a lot of fun and I don't recall the last time we did that. :)

Sunday arose with my thoughts on a Risen Savior and my Daddy having a birthday. After a great morning service, we met for lunch to celebrate. The whole family was there and actually stayed around for a few hours. It was filled with laughter and joy. I can definitely look back on this weekend as one that will stay long in my memory. 

And there is never a bigger blessing than this:

II Corinthians 5:15 And He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.