It’s become a bit of a tradition to focus on giving thanks during the month of November. Normally, I try to blog my way through the month as it makes me really focus on even the smallest things that often get overlooked when giving thanks. I fully intended on doing the same thing this year, but then I got hit with a migraine. I got ill, very ill, in conjunction with the first migraine. The migraine let up and then I got hit with another one. I couldn’t figure out the trigger. By the time the first week of November had passed, I had suffered three migraines. Talk about a rough week. Needless to say, I didn’t get any writing done last week. While it may not have been the best way to start of the month of giving thanks, I was definitely still giving thanks for some things.
Since Munchkin got her license last month, she was able to drive herself to college classes each day. I didn’t have to worry about how horrible I was feeling. I could rest and not try to push myself to drive with a migraine so she wouldn’t miss classes. I can’t even describe how nice this was as I could just rest and focus on feeling better rather than making things worse by pushing myself. I may not love the whole Munchkin growing up thing, but it certainly has some perks.
Right before the migraines hit full force, our family was able to go grocery shopping together for the first time since my ankle injury happened in June. (Yes, it’s been that long.) I was able to hobble along, and honestly, it felt really good (albeit painful) to be able to all go out together and do the shopping. While this may not seem like a big deal to some, I’ve really missed being able to do these ordinary things as a family. I look forward to being able to do more mundane things together as I continue to recover.
Finally, today, I was able to go grocery shopping on my own as both Munchkin and D were swamped this weekend with homework. I hobbled around on one crutch, found some great deals which helped partially fill up the freezer, and made it home without too many problems. This was a huge milestone. Running around doing errands is something I took for granted previously, but I’m now grateful when I’m able to achieve a simple grocery store trip on my own.
It’s been an interesting start to the month, but I look forward to seeing what else the Lord has in store for us this month. Life is a journey.
