I think I only saw my kids for about 5 minutes today.
Wednesdays are hard: today was harder than normal.
Chris had surgery yesterday. I had to take the day off from work (naturally) to be with him.
The surgery needed to happen and everything will be dandy once he's all healed up. But when your spouse has surgery - you get a bag full of stuff to weigh you down- the worry, the emotional toll, the extra portion of responsibility, yada yada yada.
In a job like mine, it's not possible to miss a day and not be a day behind. So today held it's own set of challenges.
I digress...
I had to sell my coveted Jeep. Coveted = bad. I am now the proud new owner of a 'not-as-new' Mercury Villager.
In the Urban dictionary, I am pretty sure Mercury Villager would be defined as coolness. A swanky ride, no doubt.
"Poor me."
Then God blessed me with this beautiful glimpse of his perspective, and in a breath,
"Praise God!"
When my children aren't with me, which nowadays is a lot of the time, they are with my mom and dad. My parents are faithful to pray for my children. They tell them all about God. They teach them things about life, and friendship, and family, and all things good.
Chris was able to get medical care. There are plenty of stories floating around about people who have needed medical attention and haven't been as lucky as Chris to receive it. He'll go back to work and be fine.
Another blessing: we're both employed!
So many reasons to feel richly blessed.
I have a vehicle that runs, is paid for, and is defined in the Urban dictionary as "coolness." What could be better! :)
I could go on with accounts of our blessings, but mostly I want to ruminate on these thoughts.
Even when my thoughts turn to the more negative side, God's viewpoint wavers not.
His thoughts for us are good - I just need to set my mind on things above, not on earthly things. (Colossians 3:2)
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