Dear readers... all 3 of you...
I can't believe my last entry was in August of 2009. I have let myself down first in this long lapse in writing. But more importantly, I have not devoted the time I have so strongly encouraged you all to take each day for yourselves. Wow, my June Cleaver meter is non existent at this point.
To anyone reading this... 2010 is new for everyone. 2009 was one of the hardest years in my life. In every way imaginable, it was an uphill battle most days to put one foot in front of the other. It is easy to let yourself get bogged down with the bad and not see the silver lining in anything. I am here to tell you today that no matter how far down in that valley you are... there must be a peak or the valley could not exist. It would be an endless flat landscape of the same ole' thing. Who wants that? What joy could you feel at that peak if you had not just pulled out of that desperately low valley. Why do I say all of this today?
LIFE IS SHORT! Each day on this Earth is a blessing! You can make a difference in a life. A smile, a hug, a quick phone call... you have the chance to share. Share your love, your time, your life experience... just share. Gifts do not have to cost anything. I learned a valuable lesson recently. Life is so precious that we need not waste a second worrying about trivial things. I held a 5 month old baby this week that is going blind. She was born with this condition and there is nothing the doctors can do to fix it. In a world where so much is wrong, why something else so sad? But her mother said something that I will remember for a long time. She said," Don't be sad... because she is still here. She is not going anywhere. She just wont be able to see. Thats not the worst thing that could happen! I still have my girl to hold each night. Some dont have that."
Amen. It put so much into perspective. S,o give each day as if you may not get another chance. Call someone you have lost touch with, pick up the neighbors paper and take it to the door for no reason... just LIVE! All things through Him are possible.
