Blessed

I am so blessed. I really am. I know a lot of times I don't sit around thinking about how blessed I am but the facts don't lie: I am one blessed girl.

First of all, we are finally home. That we have a home, and that we can live it in alone are two huge blessings that I can't overlook.We were let into our house yesterday, Grace, Guapo and I got home a bit after 9:30 and Gunnar got home sometime after that. We were more or less out of groceries so my parents came up today and brought me a bunch of groceries, again, another HUGE blessing as I am exhausted and going to the grocery store with Grace was the last thing I really felt like doing.

As I was driving home last night from Oceanside I started thinking about how blessed I am. I have often thought a lot about how wonderful a family I have and how I would never have to worry because even if something were to happen to Gunnar and I needed help I would have so many layers of people that I know would help me out. My parents, my siblings, my grandparents and cousins, my Chapel church family.....

Well, Tuesday morning for the first time in my life I had to evacuate my home. The 15 south was closed, so getting down to my family would be difficult. Besides that, Gunnar wanted to go back to Valley Center and wanted Grace and I close by. So we went to our friend in Oceanside's home. She had offered the day before, when it was looking like an evacuation was possible. She cooked delicious meals for us every day, let Grace tear around her house, and even let Guapo come over to stay. She was so sweet and gracious. I think the thing that struck me is that I don't know her that well. I have known her casually for a long time, but not like one of those friends who I have been super close to. I felt like she went over and above the call of duty and to make our time as nice and relaxing as possible. I think God showed me that my original "people to call in emergency" list was far to short. God has overwhelmingly put wonderful people in my life that I think in a lot of ways I have taken for granted.

I also know that a lot of people were praying for us, and again, I can't ignore the fact that prayer works. I don't know exactly how but I know it does.

So thank you all, friends and loved ones. I am blessed to call you my family and friends. Grace is blessed to have you in her network of extended "family".

Here are some pictures from the weird fire weather and of the kids playing together while we were evacuated. The little boy where we were staying and Grace got along so well, they had a blast!