Apparently, Jake just threw up so much all over his classroom, that the boys through someone had burst a water balloon!
Now I have to put my money where my mouth is. Just this past Saturday, I held a retreat in my home for Catholic moms. It was so much fun--so many moms, giving testimonies, sharing, praying. We had 2 priests there, hearing confessions and saying mass. It was magnificent.
I created a little video of moms sharing about themselves along the theme of "One Thing I Do Right." They share one thing they do right as a mom. I was at the end of the video, and I said that I offer up messes: diapers, throw up, and so forth.
Well, this latest vomiting episode, of which I am sure there will be more to come today and tomorrow at least, is just the most recent in a string of sicknesses that goes back to mid-Jan. The throw up, fevers, sore throats, strep, etc., has been relentless. And I thought we might just be done! But here we go again, as Ray Charles sings.
So, I need to muster up the will to offer it up. For whom? For what? I have one main intention for my sister that I have been offering the sicknesses up for. So, writing this out is helping me. I am going to go sit in a quiet room, and imagine that intention coming true. Then I will not mind one bit, when the kids call me downstairs, shouting, "Mom! Jake just threw up again!"
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