Grateful Fast Sunday XXXXVII

This photo is from when JTP and AJP took some of our Christmas visitors on a hike.  I don't think I have put a photo up of it yet.

I wrote this post last Sunday but did not have time to put it up. . .

We have had a difficult two weeks.  Two Saturdays ago, I found lice in the kid’s hair.  We spent most of the weekend going about the business of clearing the infestation.  It caused a lot tears (on the kid’s part) and handwringing (on my part).  We all prayed that we could get rid of them and we did – so we thought.  I found them again when I was braiding BLP’s hair for soccer this past Saturday.  That meant no soccer and hours of work to help clear the infestation.  AJP still went to soccer because I did not have time to check him before he went.  (As it turns out, that was good since his team won in a small tourney they hosted.)  However, he was not immune to the infestation and neither was I.  That means that more than half our family now has it.  Lucky for us, AQP has not shown any signs of it and neither has JTP.  This time we are taking no chances – everyone is getting some sort of treatment!

This experience made me realize again that sometimes it is just harder to find things to be grateful for than others.  I feel like the times when it is the hardest to find something to be grateful for are the times I must exert myself the most to do so.  Finding the things I am grateful for goes a long way to making me feel better.  That means that this past Fast Sunday I am grateful for the following:

1. Kids that are excellent sports with getting their hair combed and bedding washed.  It was painful and humiliating for the kids to have the lice removed but they did it with only minor complaints.  AQP was also a champ at letting my do the de-lousing when she would have preferred to have me play with her or feed her.  We are so lucky to have such great kids!

2.  Faith of little children.  It was so sweet to hear BLP pray that she could get rid of the lice and not have them come back this time.  I prayed that her faith would be rewarded.

3.  The DPO.  It is great that we can order things that are familiar to us (like lice combs and Rosemary Repel shampoo).  They have a problem with fraudulent medications here so it is nice to know that what we get is the real deal.

4. JTP’s new calling.  Finally something not lice related!  We got a new bishop at church yesterday and JTP was called to be the High Priest Group leader.  When he was called they asked him to focus on strengthening families.  He has already thought of a few things he wants to do.  Any calling (responsibility) he gets, he always give 110%.  I am so thankful this is no exception.