Plumbing

There is never a dull moment in the Greatsinger Abode, and today is no exception. You never realize how often you flip on the sink, flush a toilet, or just generally use water until you no longer can.

I will spare you the specifics, mainly because it is freaking me out, and just say that we are having a plumbing problem. (GROSS).

Thankfully, our apartment complex has the greatest and promptest maintenance men I’ve ever seen.  Unfortunately, today they aren’t as prompt as I would have liked and this plumbing issue has seriously cut into some of my plans.

I had just finished working out when I discovered that there was a problem, so that meant, no shower (yay me!). My plan was also to clean the apartment: wash floors, wipe down sinks, vacuum, etc. But you can’t very well do much of that without water. So I have been patiently waiting, hoping that maintenance is close to fixing the problem.

The time I have been waiting has allowed me time to reflect. Josh and I are incredibly blessed. We live in a beautiful city, have a wonderful marriage, a vehicle, roof over our head, food in our fridge, running water and more.

Not everyone is blessed with all of that, and some people are plagued with problems that I can’t even comprehend.

It’s not every day that you are humbled by your situation and reminded of the many blessings that flow into your life. This inconvenient plumbing problem has reminded me that I need to be grateful for the incredible life I have been blessed with and not take it for granted. It has also reminded me that given the opportunity, I need to be willing to help others and bless their lives.

Taking inventory of my life, I know that I am blessed beyond measure, and I’m disappointed it took an inconvenient plumbing problem to remember that.

So, don’t take things for granted. Look around and enjoy this beautiful day.