A gift in disguise

Back in December, the radio/CD player in my car stopped working.  Whenever I am in the car with my children, we sing songs, talk about the news we hear or listen to books on tape.  As we were approaching the holiday season and getting ready to go away, fixing the radio became less of a priority.  Somehow as the weeks went by, it seemed less of a necessity.  This morning, driving the kids to school I realized it was really a gift.  Now when we are in the car, we make up stories.  We talk about what may be bothering us.  We make plans for what we want to do after school.  Most of all, we use this precious time together to communicate as a family!