Turn your face to the
Sun
and all of the shadows fall
behind you
Sun
and all of the shadows fall
behind you
At the beginning of January, the year started out pretty rough for us. We were sick, each of us dropping like flies one after another, a nasty flu followed by a really awful cough/croup. Then, our minivan broke down, completely. It did have 195,000 miles on it, so I guess we shouldn't have been surprised! But as a frugal by necessity family, it was really really hard to use up all our savings to buy a van. And our car started having problems the same week too, so we were tremendously worried about what to do!
On top of it all, we have been in the middle of the dreariest winter I can remember. The Treasure Valley in Idaho is known for it's awful INVERSIONS. Cloud banks roll in and you can't see the sky for days. The sun is hidden behind these ground level clouds and the brightness is not visible at all through the grayish white sky that surrounds the valley.
We were given a series of blessings, one after another, and thanks to my Dad's hours of help searching craigslist, we finally found an awesome deal on a new minivan. It is nicer, and runs better than our last van, and since it only has 75,000 miles on it, this van should last us a good long while. Hopefully it can take us on some family road trips!
Yesterday, while waiting to pick up my oldest from school, my 2nd child and I discovered a really fun feature of our "new to us" minivan. We have a fully functional sunroof! She stood on the armrests and popped her little head out. She was SO excited, and as I watched her basking in the sun that had finally decided to come out, I pulled out my crappy phone camera. I could not let the moment pass by without catching her expressions of joy and happiness as the sun radiantly shone down on her face!
Oh, and in case you were wondering, even though the sun came out, it was still extremely cold, hence the big puffy coat she is wearing. Warmth will come later, I'm just grateful for some sunshine!