It's moments like this that I shake my head and think about all the things I am grateful for - and then I think, "how on earth could I complain??"
A family I have never met has been the subject of my fervent prayers for a few weeks now. A lovely couple, married just a year and they wait for the moment when they will lose their beautiful, almost one year old daughter. She was born with multiple heart defects, has had numerous seizures and wasn't expected to live more than a few hours after they pulled her off the machines. That was Friday. She's still here. (http://www.rnbrooks.com/)
Why do I say all this?
I am SO grateful for two very healthy, very vivacious children. I have been blessed.
I am blessed.
I am SO grateful for a roof over my head, an airconditioner in my window, food in my fridge, gas in my car, a CAR, friends who love me, education that is paid for, a phone to connect with friends I don't get to see every day, a friend nearby who has been my constant companion, my confidante, my encourager, my support, my shoulder to cry on, my babysitter, my sounding board... my family.
I am blessed.
I am blessed.
Things don't always go the way we plan. Life happens. I'm convinced that the things that happen are God's way of telling us He's more in control than we realize. He knows the plan... He wrote the plan. So today, even if it's just today, I am not going to complain. I am not going to fret. I am not going to worry.
I am going to sit back, watch my son play soccer, kiss my kids goodnight, sit on my friend's couch and watch some tv. And when I go to bed, I'm going to thank God for the blessings. Every last one of them.
Matthew 6:34
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."
