A Sunday reflection. So especially grateful on this Sunday. Wow. Sundays are so special and always have been to me. Growing up they always meant family day. My Nana (Teresa Bertelli) would come over for the day, after we got home from church, for Sunday Dinner. My mom always made Sundays very special. We would all help out with the day. One of us was responsible for setting the dining room table with the china, the silver and the crystal. There was always a cocktail for Nana and wine on the table. In the afternoon, while dinner was being prepared, wed play games with Nana, usually Boggle; Scrabble; or card games, her favorite was Kings in the Corner. Sometimes we would play a bigger game of Gin, Rummy 500, or Gin Rummy but we always went back to good ol Kings in the Corner. I never knew anyone else in the world whom knew how to play that game! I often wondered where it came from and if she make it up? Regardless, I loved it and I passed it on to my own kids. We have a card game tradition ourselves and enjoy playing together quite often, either Uno, Go Fish, Skipbo and if course, Kings in the Corner. I miss the simple days of Sundays, when all the stores used to be closed, the only thing on the calendar was Church in the morning, maybe Youth Group later on and our ice dancing practices or precision skating practices in the evening, as our team increased practices. It saddens me that Sunday has almost morphed in to a busy Saturday, with morning sports games and practices, cutting in to Sacred church time. If youre Protestant, this is typically the only service available for the week. It just doesnt seem right that kids sports and opened stores have crept in to and interrupted our one day a week, intended for quiet reflection; intended for renewal; our prime time with The Lord; our much-needed time with ourselves; and our sacred time with our family. Yet Sundays are still so special to me because I choose to make them special. Sunday mornings are typically quiet; relaxed; reading; meditation; reflection; watching Super Soul Sunday on my iPhone and taking notes; planning; goal-setting; cooking; family time, family meetings; and right now even more so than ever, prayer. Just three short weeks ago, on a Sunday, I was asking for prayers and praying like Ive never prayed before, as Joseph was in for a 10-hour brain surgery; a craniotomy. Two weeks ago Sunday, only 1-week post-op, I was rejoicing that Joseph was able to come home from the hospital and was recovering remarkably well. 1 week ago this past Thursday night, we were blessed with the incredible news that Joseph was cancer-free. Now on this Sunday, today, 3 weeks post-op, I am even more grateful than ever. This evening we were blessed with another Sunday evening on the beach, walking, building sand castles with Joseph, staring out at the beautiful sunset. I am so incredibly grateful that Joseph was blessed with the opportunity to do this again. Its just amazing to be home, to wake up on this Sunday morning with Joseph here with us, cancer-free, yes recovering from brain surgery, but amazingly healthy and happy. No they havent been typical Sundays lately but they were certainly life-altering Sundays. They were the kind of Sundays I will be eternally grateful for, actually, as difficult as they were. There are no coincidences. Everything happens for a reason. Josephs experience, our experience, they have a higher purpose. As my friend, Maria said to me, its up to me now to figure out what that purpose is. #grateful #wakeuphappy #BlessedSunday
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 23:17:30 +0000
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