As I was tucking Zac into bed last night I thought, "I can't wait until we are in our house and Zac can have a regular bed and not a bunkbed. I want to be able to sit on the side of his bed and rub his back instead of having to reach up over the safety plank to rub his back." In that moment I realized that I was focusing on what I didn't have instead of what I do have. The feeling of lack was immediately replaced by a feeling of abundance and gratitude. I truly felt grateful that we all have beds, a warm place to sleep and that we are all together as a family.
Today I am so grateful for an abundance of the necessities of life. I am deeply grateful to be surrounded by people who love us. I am grateful to live so close to a hospital, doctors, and nurses who so kindly treat my incredible son. I am grateful that he is starting to feel better, that he ate 3 pieces of pizza last night. I am grateful for his awesome friends who are so supportive of him. I am grateful to know that the Lord is not only watching over us, but walking beside us. He also has blessed us with a host of both heavenly and earthly angels to care for us. We are blessed so abundantly and are so grateful to our Father in Heaven for all the good in our lives. We are also grateful for the not so good because we know that he can turn everything for our good. I trust Him and that feels so good.
Families like yours never cease to amaze me. Here the rest of us stress out about such trivial things and with all the trials you have to face, you are still grateful and graceful. You are an inspiration to all of us!
beautiful, inspiring post Marley. Thank you for reminding us all that we all have much to be grateful for.
I've been keeping tabs on you guys, but I haven't commented yet! I'm so happy that Luc is doing well and that he has had so much positive support! You are an amazing family. Thanks for your example! I love you!
We all have days like that! You are doing a great job hanging in there! Thanks for being such great examples!
I kept a gratitude journal for those days when I thought I could not bear any more. This blog is a great way to do that, and it bouys up everyone who visits. I too am impressed with your family and with Luc.
I can also tell you that pizza was a god-send for me when on chemo. For some reason the chemo I was on suppressed the taste-buds that let me taste sweet and sour, so everything (ice cream, donuts, cake, chocolate milk, you name it) tasted "salty". So pizza and broth soups were great because you expected them to be salty!