June 11, 2008
grateful
today at swimming lessons, i talked to 2 women. the first told me about how much debt they are in and how she is barely getting by each month. the second told me she had a lumpectomy 2 weeks ago and how much discomfort she is still in ( all 3 lumps were benign.) when i got home, i received an email about a member of our small group who was in the hospital with appendicitis. then, this afternoon, a mom of kayla's classmate told me she is in the process of getting a divorce.
besides my small group member, i barely know these women. actually, the women at swimming lessons, i just met last monday. so, why am i sharing this? because people are hurting, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. that rude cashier, the driver who cut you off, the waitress who forgot your drink, the co-worker who talks on the phone and doesn't do any work. we don't know what people are going through. we just don't know.
i feel like i'm rambling and i'm not making sense. anyway, i just want to say i'm grateful today. i'm grateful for all i have and all that i have not.
and now back to tupac. ( tommy and tom will get this. )
day 161:
thomas colored this in sunday school 2 weeks ago. he shows each of us and waits for us to tell him how proud we are of him.
day 162:
after swimming lessons, i headed up to shower and came down to find kayla making peanut butter and jelly crackers - a daddy favorite.
day 163:
hey, it only took a day and now thomas is making them too. who knows by next week i'll could have them making me dinner.
