Early morning: DH doesn’t know it yet (he’s still in bed), but I think today is door-painting day. Our porch has been painted for weeks, but I have procrastinated on the finishing work–painting the door and the facings. To tell you the truth, this delay is entirely my fault. The delay began when I couldn’t find the color I wanted. I know what I’m looking for and have bought several sample cans, but so far no luck in matching my mind’s eye. I was getting closer, but then I had to put it out of my mind for a while. You see, I made a promise to my granddaughter to let her help me pick out the paint. More importantly, I promised her we would save the door for her next visit, because she so badly wanted to paint it herself. That is no longer possible. We are no longer allowed in her life.
Sometimes you can’t keep your promises no matter how badly you want to. My front door became an emotional sticking point for me and I had to turn a blind eye to the unfinished mess for a while. Today, I break 2 promises as that door gets painted, and that breaks my heart.
Evening: When I crawl into the pit of depression, God meets me there with His blessings. First thing this morning, while I was writing the first part of this post, Sunshine #3 told his mother what he wanted to do today—he wanted to come to Papa/Nina’s house. (For children, love is enough, and they know who loves them.) It was great to spend the day with this part of our family. And, God changed the door-painting from a sad moment into a memorable occasion. After going to Lowe’s to pick out paint (I switched colors since my previous choice wasn’t working out), Papa taught Sunshine #3 how to paint. He did a great job! While Sunshine #5 slept, #3 and I made cinnamon rolls. And I got to spend a lot of time visiting with my precious daughter. God is so good to me. I don’t know why. But I’m so glad He cares enough to change my day from blue to wonderful (while my door turns blue in the meantime), and to fill my home with laughter. Only God can do that. And I am so grateful. We had a wonderful long weekend. Thank You, God, for the refreshment. Our souls needed that. Did I say wonderful too much? Not possible.
Fruit goes in the fridge, right? Not if they are magnets!
Sunshine #5 asked me about putting the 2 big fruit magnets on the refrigerator (or so I thought). I told him to go ahead. Later in the afternoon we had quite a laugh when I opened the door and found these.
By the way, we have an entire house to paint. I think the next lesson is in sanding. How well do the boys balance on a ladder? HA!
We had fun too–it was a great day. We still need to sand the door edges, paint them, and give the whole thing a second coat. Then I’ll post a pic.
Haha. That sure was funny opening the fridge and seeing those! He’s quite the little character… I’m glad we helped make your day better. We had fun spending time w/ y’all and painting a door. Where are the pics of the door??