blessings

So many of you know my house flooded on June 16th. And although it has been a lot of work trying to recover, I have been able to see so many blessings as a result of the flood. I've listed them for you.

1. It happened when it did, not the next week when I'd be at YW Camp or the week after when I would have been in Europe
2. It was only 6 inches
3. I had tried 3 weeks before the flood to see if we could get out of the lease, since the owner is selling the house and we'd have to move in November while I'm in school full-time, working full-time, and Rob deployed...our Landlord said now. But looks like I got my way anyway.
4. Since we got out of the lease and couldn't move into our new place till August, we made a little bit of money by not having to pay rent in July and getting our deposit back in full - all that will pay for my first semester of school! Double blessings.
5. When we moved into that house, the movers put a foot long scratch in the hard wood floors, and we didn't notice till later. So I was worried about being accountable for that. Since the flood, ALL the floors were ruined so who cares about a little scratch.
6. Our surround sound speakers were starting to go out, now with our insurance money we can get them replaced!
7. No more yard work!
8. I didn't even have to clean the house before vacating
9. I've made great friends in our ward. What better way to get to know people than being homeless and having to live with them!!
10. Finally, I realized if I can handle this alone with Rob deployed I think any other deployment will be a breeze. (That is, unless the Lord is preparing me for a real tragedy).

And to be honest, the only bad thing that resulted from the flood, is me having to ask people for help and feeling as though I inconvenienced them, which I hate doing. So there you have it, all the blessings from the flood. Way to find the bright side, eh?