Thankful...
Although it seems as though my life is in the midst of sadness now as we continue to wait to hear about our house... I am going to make an attempt at focusing on the blessings in my life as there are so many...
I thank God for my husband. He is such a rock for me. Those of you that know me know that my emotions often dictate my actions and Adam has a way of helping me calm down but also bringing me out of my lowest moments of self-pity. And he does it with such charm and grace as if he isn't affected by the sadness that fills our hearts right now. He always finds a way to rise above the situation and for that I am so grateful. He is such a beautiful person who takes such good care of me and the girls. What a blessing for us to have such a wonderful man in our lives who holds us all together and makes our family complete.
I am also thankful for my family's health. We are all doing well now and it is just such a blessing that we take for granted daily. In my line of work, I see cancer patients fighting to stay alive but yet I still don't thank God daily for the air that fills my lungs and the smiling faces of my children. Well I am saying thank you now. Life is truly a precious gift, one that we often neglect... I am so grateful that the small things in my life that are throwing me off course are in fact, small. I should stop complaining and be thankful for our health our family and our God. Without our God, life would be the definitive end. But because we have a God who promises us a life beyond our own, we have direction and purpose and meaning in our daily activities.
Although many of my days are filled with emotion right now, I am glad that I can still take a moment to delight in the peace that God can bring.
The bumps along this journey teach us many lessons and I know that I am experiencing a bump in our family's road right now but someday I will reflect back and see the blessings that befall us and the lessons that we were meant to learn.
I thank God for my husband. He is such a rock for me. Those of you that know me know that my emotions often dictate my actions and Adam has a way of helping me calm down but also bringing me out of my lowest moments of self-pity. And he does it with such charm and grace as if he isn't affected by the sadness that fills our hearts right now. He always finds a way to rise above the situation and for that I am so grateful. He is such a beautiful person who takes such good care of me and the girls. What a blessing for us to have such a wonderful man in our lives who holds us all together and makes our family complete.
I am also thankful for my family's health. We are all doing well now and it is just such a blessing that we take for granted daily. In my line of work, I see cancer patients fighting to stay alive but yet I still don't thank God daily for the air that fills my lungs and the smiling faces of my children. Well I am saying thank you now. Life is truly a precious gift, one that we often neglect... I am so grateful that the small things in my life that are throwing me off course are in fact, small. I should stop complaining and be thankful for our health our family and our God. Without our God, life would be the definitive end. But because we have a God who promises us a life beyond our own, we have direction and purpose and meaning in our daily activities.
Although many of my days are filled with emotion right now, I am glad that I can still take a moment to delight in the peace that God can bring.
The bumps along this journey teach us many lessons and I know that I am experiencing a bump in our family's road right now but someday I will reflect back and see the blessings that befall us and the lessons that we were meant to learn.
posted by Minnesota Mommy at 4:27 PM
4 Comments:
what has come out of our bumps is always something more wonderful then I expected. This is just a pruning time...you are right, give it time and be patient in your waiting there is a reason things are working out the way they are...but it may be YEARS before you find out the reason
What wisdom and maturity you have, even when you're sad! I hope many good days are just around the corner!
Are you getting ready for that birthday? Can you belive it's already been a year?
Loves to you.
I know you already made your trip, but I ran across your blog and thought I would share this, since your kids are still young.
Years ago, we flew to London with our then-young son (he is 24 now!), a flight of around 10 hours, and my wife made a bunch of little presents -- a rubber ball, a few legos, some sweets, a little book, about 10 or 12 in all -- that she gave to him every time he got restless or cranky. The trick is to wrap them like real presents and present them with a bit of ceremony. It worked like a charm.
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