I Am Blessed

Well I am happy to report that my family is finally on the road to recovery.  We have had sore throats and upper respiratory symptoms running through the house these last two weeks.  But everyone is starting to feel better.  Praise the Lord!!  Last week after many nights of interrupted sleep I was a little moody and found myself having a pity party. Well needless to say the Lord has opened my eyes about how silly it is for me to pity myself for my two weeks of less sleep than normal.  I am so spoiled.  Today as I was reading up on how things were in Haiti I came across an article about Cite Soleil, Haiti.  I sing that song "I am blessed"  all the time but never really think about the words.  I have shoes on my feet, I have plenty to eat.  I started to look at the pictures and realized that though my little sheltered mind knew there where people who suffered in other areas of the world and in America I never knew it was as bad as it is in this shanty town.  As I looked at the pictures (I will put the link at the bottom but be prepared they are really sad pictures) the words of that song became so much more real in my heart.  I am truly blessed and I complain about trivial things entirely too much. I do have shoes for my feet they might not be the newest style but I have them none the less.  I do have plenty to eat though it may be hamburgers instead of steaks and pork chops instead of prime rib.  I have a home that is safe and comfortable. It is not a mansion but it is a home and I love it. I have a nice warm bed and shower with clean running water. I have a husband who loves me and loves the Lord and works very very hard so that I can stay home and be a keeper at home and care for my kids.  I have kids that are healthy, happy, beautiful children, I don't deserve them but the Lord blessed me with them anyway.  I am truly and absolutely blessed.  And though I sometimes act like a spoiled brat I am so very thankful.  I am so thankful that the Lord can look deep down into my rotten "woe is me" attitude and lovingly show me the errors of my thinking.  I am thankful because it shows me how much He loves me!!  I wouldn't go tell a strangers child that they are misbehaving and acting badly but I will tell my children the errors of their ways so they can realize and correct the issue.  In the same way the Lord is this way with me.  He lets me know in his loving yet firm way that I am being selfish that maybe things aren't all that bad.  So today as I contemplate what I want to learn from what I saw today, I want to realize that on my very very worst day, every day that I live I am blessed.

Click HERE to see pictures of Cite Soleil.