Thankfulness

<p><strong><a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=546,height=551,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://caygibson.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/littlegirldolls_1.jpg"><img title="Littlegirldolls_1" height="100" alt="Littlegirldolls_1" src="https://caygibson.typepad.com/cays_cajun_cottage/images/littlegirldolls_1.jpg" width="100" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a>What do you do when you wake up to no electricity in the house?</strong></p> <p>1) You futively walk around trying out light switches and clicking buttons.</p> <p>2) You peer out the window at the neighbor's house trying to see signs of modern technology...namely &quot;light&quot;.</p> <p>3)&nbsp; You eat a cold cinnamon roll your daughter made in the wee hours of the morning before heading off to school.</p> <p>4) You bemoan the lack of coffee to go with the ice cold cinnamon roll.</p> <p>5) Upon noticing the chill in the house, you wrap yourself in a blanket and sit in your prayer corner near the window to do your morning devotions by early morning light.&nbsp; For a brief moment you enjoy the quietness and stillness of the moment.&nbsp; You wonder at the reality of women of yesteryear waking every morning---in the cold of winter---to start a fire for warmth and to cook breakfast.&nbsp; You marvel in the extraordinary of the ordinary.&nbsp; </p> <p>6) You get up and retry all the light switches and buttons.</p> <p>7) You call your sister-in-law next door to see if they are with or without electricity; wondering if you're in this chilly, dark cave all by yourself.&nbsp; You find out that a transformer blew down the road and you'll probably be without electricity for hours.</p> <p>8) You decide, on a whim, that &quot;Hey! It's President's Day!&quot; and let your children sleep in.&nbsp; You make plans to go to the library once they're awake and dressed.</p> <p>9) You stetch out in bed next to your youngest child and watch her face in sleep.&nbsp; You marvel at her freshness, her innocence, the lovliness of her beautiful skin.&nbsp; You marvel at the alarm clock suddenly spring to life and blink at an alarming speed.</p> <p>10) You go through the house flipping switches and poking buttons.</p> <p><strong>What do you do when the electricity comes back on?</strong></p> <p>1) You fix a pot of coffee.</p> <p><strong>Addendum:</strong>&nbsp; God guides you to read Karen E.'s excellent post :&nbsp; <a href="http://karenedmisten.blogspot.com/2006/02/when-basement-is-full-of-water.html">When Basement is Full of Water</a>.&nbsp; And you thank God for your blessings and resolve not to take them for granted.</p>

Comments

[Karen E.]

Cay,
Sounds like you didn't have to wait hours -- hurray! I'd go straight for the coffee, too.
:-)

Thanks so much for your kinds words about the basement post.
We are blessed indeed, no?

[Cay]

Hmmmm...we didn't get electricity back on until almost 10 AM.

I think my little clock timer is set wrong on typepad. And I don't have a clue how to fix it. LOL

[Rebecca]

I love this post, Cay. Just think, you might not have taken the chance to do #9 if the electricity had been on when you woke up!

[Michelle]

Your library was open on President's Day?? :D Glad to hear that your fiasco wasn't as bad as it could have been.

I will also take this opportunity to thank you for informing me of Heart and Mind. I received my first issue today and love it!

[Cay]

"Your library was open on President's Day?? :D "

We figured that one out before we left the house. : )

Ds went to get the mail and there was none. Light bulb moment. LOL

Good thing the electrical company didn't have the day off. ; )