Blessings of Having My Husband Home!

I have really been enjoying having our family all together this year. After having Shane deployed it is such a nice change and I try to remember what a blessing it is. Today is one example of that blessing. While Shane was gone, when one of the kids had an activity, all the other children had to come along or I had to miss it. This sometimes was a huge deal--smaller children don't always sit well at older children's activities. And I would feel guilty at not being there for the activity if I chose to opt out of it. Today is Brendan's first wrestling tounament. He is really excited about it, but it is also 1 1/2 hours away. And for those of you who don't know, wrestling is all about waiting--first you show up and weigh in--then there is nothing to do but wait until your first match. Then you sit and wait more for your next match. And depending on how you are doing this can go on all day. Some boring times for the wrestler, but even more so for siblings who have to wait. So enters my blessing....Shane. He took Brendan to his tournament and I kept the other kids at home. Brendan gets to have a parent there supporting him and the other kids aren't bored out of their minds. The only downside--I dont' get to see him wrestle this time :( But, knowing there will be closer tournaments other weeks makes it easier. Good luck Brendan!!! I love you and I know you will do great!!!