This morning started like every other morning, with a sleepy trip to the bathroom. But, unlike other mornings, when I entered the bathroom I stepped in a puddle of pee. No, Jim didn't miss the toilet. One of the dogs obviously couldn't wait. My guess is that it was Dora. Sammy will bark to wake us up, but Dora doesn't bark, she whimpers, which doesn't always rouse us from a sound sleep.
Jim took both Sammy and Dora out to do their business, but when Dora came in she apparently had a dingle berry stuck to her fur and she proceeded to wipe her butt across the floor, leaving a brown trail. I washed her butt and then washed the floor. Washing floors isn't my idea of a start to a good day.
Then I went to do the laundry and found I was short 3 quarters to finish the drying. Most parks have upgraded to credit/debit card machines, but this one still has the old coin op ones. Back to the trailer to hang jeans and sweatshirts that weren't quite dry. The weather was beginning to slightly mist so I put the awning out and hung them on lawn chairs underneath. Then the wind came up. RV awnings don't do wind. A gust can easily destroy them. So I pulled in the awning and hung everything around inside. Fortunately, there was a nice breeze coming through the windows so they dried fairly fast.
Then I twisted the wrong way and got a sharp pain in my back, which persisted for most of the day. Clearly I wasn't having a good day.
By the time I got done with all this I was pretty drained. It was time to check in on FB to see what my friends were up to. That's when I found this gem that a friend had posted, which was just what I needed to remind me how much my Heavenly Father loves me.
"The whole world paused this morning. Do you know why? Because an 8 year old's tank was empty.
The boys had already started their school day at their desks and I was preparing to leave for work when I noticed my littlest standing in the bathroom wiping his face. I paused at the door and asked if he was okay. He looked up with tears silently dripping and shook his head. When I questioned if something happened, again he shook his head.
So I sat on the side of the tub and pulled him in my lap. I told him sometimes our heart tanks feel empty and need to be refilled.
He cried into my chest and I held tight. I asked if he could feel my love filling him up. A nod, and tears stopped.... I waited a minute...
"Has it reached your toes yet?" He shook his head no. "Okay man. We will take as long as you need. Work doesn't matter right now. School isn't important either. This right here, is the most important thing today, okay? Filling you back to the top. Is that good?"
*nods*
One more minute...
"Is your heart full of mama's love now?"
"Yeah."
*looks in his eyes* "I see it shining in there, you're full to the top, and you're smiling!"
You may not be 8 - you may be 28, 38, 48 or whatever - but ALL of us run on empty just like he did. His week was so busy and so full and his little soul was just dry! We all have to pause, and take a moment to refill with the good things - prayer, sunshine, laughter, friends, hugs. Refill your empty, or you'll find those emotions (tears, anger, snappy words) overflowing with no reason why."
I needed that reminder today, maybe you do too. So I read my scriptures, talked with my Heavenly Father, got a big hug from my hubby, relaxed and took the rest of the day in stride, even taking a short nap in the afternoon. In the evening some friends invited us to dinner at their campsite. After dinner we sat around the campfire and just chatted about whatever. Although the day started out challenging which left me totally empty by mid morning, it ended up filling my tank and renewing my spirits.
Another friend's post on FB was the question "Do you believe in angels?" Absolutely! My friend that posted the story about the little boy was my 1st angel of the day, followed by many more that helped refill the reserves.
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