Trials and Blessings

The days have really drug on this past week. I'm still lovesick....But nothing but
Joey can fix that...but for now I'm hanging in there.

I'm so fortunate to have such a wonderful supportive mother-in-law during these difficult times in my life. She has been very supportive and kind in every way. I hear so many horror stories regarding in-laws and am so thankful I have absolutely none to tell. The kids just love her to death. She bends backwards, frontwards, even insideout for us. There is nothing she wouldn't do for us. She truly is a blessing to have in our lives.

I'm going to get a little religious here but for those of you that know me that's just who I am. I am a woman of faith and truly beleive that when you give everything you got, the Lord will always be there to see things through. However there are situations that require more than just my all in order for Him to deliver on His promises to me. When a particular situation requires the cooperation of another individual, things may not turn out as you would like no matter how much you put into it. This person has absolutely no idea how much of an impact this has on so many lives. Unfortunately, there are going to be these people throughout our lives that simply refuse to accept the significance they hold in ones life. They often appear to be cruel, cold-hearted and selfish and refuse to acknowledge that they are infact displaying these characteristics. They sometimes choose materialistics things over the more important things in life. And sometimes they honestly feel that they are being self-less in their actions and make excuses that they feel condone their reasoning and decisions. They don't mean to be this way....they just don't know any better. They are blinded by greed insisting that they are doing what they are doing for the better good of those around them. What they don't realize is that absolutely none of the things that they are aspiring for are needed or even wanted by those that are supposed to benefit from this persons decisions. What these people need is so very simple. They just need that person.....nothing more, nothing less.

Lesson being taught from this example is for all of us to be grateful for the smaller things in life. If we are but humble and enjoy the important things in life, like family and God, we will not only be showered with many blessings from the Lord, but we will come to know true happiness by which no career, no amount of money, and absolutely no materialistic thing can ever bring alone. Yes these things are nice and its not a sin to enjoy these great blessings. But if we forget why we aspired for them and fail to recognize and give credit the Man upstairs for all of it, then we really don't deserve any of it. And in most cases the Lord will cease to bless us until we are humbled and mindful of Him. Most importantly, we must always remember, if we can't take it with us when we leave this earth, then what good is it if it is all we have in the end.