Yesterday I took care of my granddaughters again while my son went to the hospital to bring home his wife and their new little baby boy. I have enjoyed spending time with my grandaughters the last few days while their mom and new baby brother were in the hospital. When my son and his wife came home I held my new little grandson for awhile. What a joy to hold him and to see my granddaughters’ delight in thier new brother and in their mom being home. After holding my new grandson awhile I thought I better head home again. My husband was okay by himself for awhile, but I still thought I better head home again. To be honest I would rather have stayed holding the baby and interacting with his sisters awhile longer rather than to go home again and face reality with how things are with my husband. I have many joys in my life. I have my three married sons and thier wives, my wonderful grandkids, supportive sisters and a brother. I also have a Lord and Savior who is with me and strengthening me. I can never, however, completely forget even when I am away from the situation awhile that I have a husband who is slowly becoming more and more disabled. It is always a source of grief in my heart. I know without a doubt that God has a purpose for everything He allows in our lives, but there is still grief in the process.
When I got home my husband and I tried to work on our taxes again together. This is not my cup of tea at all. My husband always did this by himself in years past. It too has become too much for him. We ended up deciding to take our taxes to a tax accountant in the Mall yet later that night. I packed up my husband’s wheel chair, as even his walker would be too much for him in the Mall. So we did a little shopping and then went and had our taxes done. So that is one less thing to think about! Yeah! We even found a cute little outfit for our new little grandson while we were at the Mall.
Later after we got home last night and today I looked at some new pictures my son had posted of our new grandson on Facebook. That sure was a lot more enjoyable than working on taxes! Today’s mail brought in some new paperwork and reminders of other things that need to be tended to in the near future, however. Again these are things my husband would have mostly done in the past. I decided to put them on a pile and begin dealing with them on Monday. Instead I cleaned up our apartment and then relaxed for awhile this afternoon and evening.
I’m so glad you decided to use an accountant for your taxes–that’s a great idea! Sounds like the trip to the mall was a success all around. It’s understandable that sometimes it’s hard to go home.
I hope today was a good day for you and that church was rejuvenating.