I hadn't planned on getting "everything." Although, I didn't resist filling the grocery basket to full capacity nor did I reject many of my daughters special requests. We all got most of what we wanted.
A funny "thing" occurred after we put everything away once we got home. I was in my room thinking about what I wanted to include within today's blog. It had "to do" with an obstacle my family overcame a few years ago.
I remember when I used to buy a bag of ice everyday for months. I needed it to refill the ice chest that we were using as a refrigerator in our previous residence when we first moved in. We did have a compact fridge, but it could only hold about 1 gallon of milk, 1/2 gallon of orange juice, 1 carton of eggs, a small package of cheese, and whatever else I could squeeze inside without keeping the door from closing completely.
We still had everything that we needed regardless. It was quite inconvenient not having a full-sized refrigerator, but we made "it" work. Just being able was enough and still is.
When I came out of my room my eldest daughter asked me if I remembered when we had that ice chest. I laughed and asked her why did she ask me "that" because I literally, was reminiscing about the very same "thing" just seconds before. We were both tickled at thought, but Holy wow!!! I almost couldn't believe "it."
I don't know what triggered my daughter's recollection. I was simply thinking about how grateful I am for where we are today. The refrigerator we have now is big and was bought new. It holds everything extra. We no longer buy bags of ice because we have ice trays and can make our own at our leisure. We even got home and unloaded all the groceries from the car without getting soaked.
I THANK GOD!!! HE continues to make us more able...
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