Packing up all the dirty clothes for a family of 7 and heading to wash them with 3 kids in tow is no one's idea of a fun day. I was kind of crabby and dreading it. The younger girls were ecstatic. Abby feels like a hobo. As I was getting Maytag tokens I assured her, a hobo could never afford to do laundry here!
I am a slow learner. I have had to have this shown to me more times than I care to admit. Life is full of ups and downs, twists and turns. Some major, some minor. Sometimes the minor ones feel even worse than that major ones. I flew through handling a major surgery but the laundromat will send me into a tizzy.
In times of change and times of routine; in good times and bad times; happy time and sad times; good weather and bad weather; if there's extra money or not I trust Christ to do his work in my life. It seems like it is often in these little things that I see Him.
I can choose to be thankful for time with the girls, find joy in their excitement, solace in a snicker bar from the vending machine, thrill in putting five load of laundry in at one time (I wonder how much these machines are?! I want one!) and we can all enjoy the wifi!
I can choose to be thankful for a laundromat and clothes to wash. I can choose to accept what comes day by day with joy and make it an adventure instead of a chore.
Adventure looms every day in big ways and small. I am going to talk about God's will in my next post. Today has me thinking, maybe I don't know God's will for my future. I may not know what job to get or where we should live or how to cure world hunger. But I do know beyond a shadow of a doubt that my family needs clean clothes today and I have some time with my girls. Plus they LOVE doing laundry here!
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