When life gives you lemons

It has been a time of sickness in our home over the last week and we're all pooped out. Infact yesterday was one of the worst days of my life. Only around 10pm did I realize that it was also Valentine's Day. I've had no idea of what day is what as of late. Yesterday if Chetan wasn't moaning and groaning, he was crying or being cranky. If he wasn't being held by one of us, he was insisting on some very unrealistic ideas. If he wasn't sleeping, he was refusing medicine or anything solid to eat. Add to this was the fact that I hadn't slept for many nights prior to yesterday because I was afraid of his high fever and slight convulsions, I didn't dare fall asleep. So it was a bad day. Yesterday was.

Today is a good day. Chetan is as cranky and as unrealistic as ever. He's insisting on putting dirty dishes in my purse but still it is a good day. The day is bright, the clothes are being sunned, Chetan is napping, I went to hand in an application at a good school to teach there, I made wheat macaroni with mince meat,carrot, potato and peas and it was incredible. So today is a good day. And even though yesterday was a bad day and even though yesterday life handed us lemons, we still got through it. We depended on each other. We prayed to God. We learnt some lessons. And we got through it. Because when life hands us lemons, we refuse to turn sour. We refuse to grunt and groan for we know that soon enough the good days come again. And even though you have a sick child, you learn to be thankful for the days when your child is healthy, you learn not to complain at silly behaviour problems, you learn how great it is to not have to face life's lemons alone. There are blessings even in the worst of days.