thankful

lately, with all of the changes and craziness surrounding us,

i feel like i sometimes forget to stop and give thanks.

i sometimes dwell a little too much on what i could have done or what i should have done,

rather than on what already is and is to come.

i have to remind myslef of how blessed i am because, well,
 sometimes it's hard to see the rainbow through the clouds.

i don't mean to be all, "why can't we all just hold hands, sing kumbaya, and be thankful for what we've got, huh?" but i spoke with one of my residents yesterday, and our conversation has stuck with with me since. 

he was explaining how he was recently laid off from his job, diagnosed with cancer, his wife just filed for divorce, she drained his bank account, took the kids, and ran off with another man...

despite his unfortunate circumstance, the guy looked up at me with a smile and simply said, "i am incredibly blessed."

confused, i said, "blessed? that sounds like a nightmare."

his response was, "no, not at all... i can still kneel, i can still pray, and i know that God will never give me more than i can handle... i am truly a blessed man."

i can't say that this would be my reaction to the situation, but it definitely reminded me how uselss it is to be negative when we have so many blessings to be grateful for. God always takes care of us.
we just have to remember to keep our focus on Him.



ponder this for a moment