Thankful Thursday

I know many of you are thinking, "Wait a minute it isn't Thursday - its Friday." Well you are all wrong if you were thinking that. Its Thursday and I'm sorry you have your days mixed up.

Anyway for today's Thankful Thursday I have to say that I am thankful for Priesthood blessings. Yesterday (which if you are still thinking today is Friday would have been Thursday but you are wrong remember), I was feeling so horrible. I was sick to my stomach all day and still had to do many things on my list. Corilynn had her first swim lessons and I was just not able to take her myself. I tried calling a friend to see if they could take her cause she was so excited for it. In the end I just had to ask the instructor to do without me in the pool and just give some extra help for her since I didn't feel well enough to get into the pool. Corilynn did just fine and the instructor didn't mind but I was there sitting and crying on the side of the pool because I couldn't get in with her and be there for her. I felt like I was totally not measuring up as a mom.

Later I called my doctor to find some kind of relief because it wasn't even lunch time and I was wracked with a horrible headache and had thrown up multiple times. The medicine I was able to get would make me fall asleep so I then had to call someone to come and watch my kids for me so I could take this medicine. I called many friends and I couldn't get a hold of anyone and so feeling totally helpless and alone I called Andrew home from work to watch the kids. Again I felt totally useless.

Well long, sad story, short - the medicine didn't work and I was feeling even more awful later in the evening and so we called a friend who came over to assist Andrew in giving me a priesthood blessing. For those of you who are my faithful readers and do not know what a priesthood blessing is - in our church we believe honest and worthy men can receive the priesthood or some of God's power on earth to heal and bless the sick or afflicted. Anyway Andrew and our friend Brandon gave me a blessing which was the most comforting thing I had been able to have all day. It gave me reassurance of the efforts I was making as a mother and wife and it gave me some comfort for what I had been through during the day.

I am grateful that when I have nowhere to turn, and nothing to give me comfort - I always have one last resort (even though it isn't always used last) to give me peace and comfort in this world.

Now go on and get your calendars right. :)