I had the chance to go to my cousin's place for a week to help out with her daughter and around her house. My cousin Melanie has a rare form of breast cancer and has been through so much. Her cancer is back and she has started treatment again, they say it won't cure her but they are hoping it will just give her a little more time. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about her and her family or cry and pray for her,it grieves my heart and I pray daily for her to have a long life raising her daughter who is now two years old.
Watching my cousin go through this has really made me look at my life. We don't know how long each of us have. How stupid and small some of our "problems" seam when we really think about it.
How can I even be so selfish to complain when my life is so wonderful? How dare I be upset about the house being a mess, when I should be thankful I have a house? How dare I get frustrated with my children for "being children" when I should be kissing and hugging them and thankful they are healthy? Or being upset that my husband is so tired all the time, when I should be thankful he works so incredibly hard to provide for us?
I have started taking time each day to thank the Lord for,
Life
health
my husband
my children
and so much more...
I have become:
a more thankful woman...
a more loving wife...
a more gentle mother...
a more understanding person all around...
I have such a blessed life and I need not to forget it. I'm not going to look at what I don't have but be thankful for the many, many things I have in my life that are worth so much more. Cherish each day you have to serve Christ and love your family, give God all the glory.
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We all have to take time out of our day and be thankful for the things we have. Sometimes it is easier said than done. I am with you on this. I am truly thankful for the life I have and the people I have in it. You never know when things will turn upside down on you. Love you!
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