prompt: what inanimate object/thing/concept is something that you take for granted on a daily basis?
good health
It was a rocky afternoon Wednesday. After a bath to wash the puke out of her hair, Anna crashed on the couch at 6pm. And didn't get up until 6pm on Friday. I slept downstairs with her on wednesday night, which was good because she was wide awake at 3am and wanted to watch cartoons. Thursday she slept in her own bed but I was up with her a few times. I pushed pedialyte, water, and toast sprinkled with cinnamon. She slept a lot. I carried her to the van when it was time to drop off or pickup the boys from school. I braided her hair to keep it out of the way. We rented Nanny McPhee Returns. She rarely said a word.
This morning . . . my Anna was back. :) Talkative, playful, joking, sassy, annoying her brothers . . . life is back to normal.
I think that the gift of good health is something that I take for granted sometimes. Now, this wasn't a serious illness or disease, but this prompt reminded me that we are quite lucky and blessed in this department.
We have bodies that can move, run, jump, think, calculate, create, see, smell, explore, taste, hear, experience, and feel without limitation. A gift indeed.
