Blessings

I am so blessed!

Today, I woke up at 4 a.m. feeling pretty yucky. I have been coughing and I felt something sitting in my chest. I was exhausted, yet struggled to sleep. I wished I could stay home and under the covers, but I knew that was not an option that I would like in the long run. Tuesdays are my long day...work at job #1 from 8-4:20, then drive to job #2 and work there from 5-9, except tonight it was til 9:45. I never felt less yucky, and in fact, I felt more yucky most of the morning, but I still was able to do my job, and run my groups and see my clients, and talk with my honey and my children.

And then I was able to drive home in my van, that starts up as soon as I turn the key, and enter into my warm, comfortable, albeit completely messy home, where love is.

When I got to job #2 tonight, one of my favorite people in the world was there to share a presentation on his 2 weeks in Haiti. He shared some photos and some stories. My eyes filled with tears to hear the faithfulness of the people there. The patience and the gratitude of these people who have nothing in the physical sense. Yet, they smile, they share, they love. They thank their God, and they look for ways to help themselves and others.

Despite living in poverty, living in a devasted country, with so few resources, they still sing the Lord's praises. Complaints are seldom heard.

They are an example to me, this is how I want to be. I want it to be enough, that I awake, that I have my family, that I have opportunities, that I have my freedom, and I have so many luxuries.

I am blessed. I hope I'll never ever forget how blessed I am.