Blessings

Shoes are piled by the door.
The television needs dusted.
Dinner dishes are in the sink.
Piles of dirty clothes are waiting to be washed.
Wet towels are littering the bathroom floor.
The kids' toys and books need picked up and put away.
And the alarm pulled me out of my cozy bed all too early in this morning.

I am blessed beyond measure. I am blessed in ways I do not deserve....and rarely appreciate.

My family has piles of shoes and the luxury of clothes. Lots of them. My house is full of possessions that I have the privilege of dusting and organizing and complaining about when they're left on the floor. My sink has running water-hot running water- that I can use to wash the dishes that held food. Food that I didn't have to hunt for under the rubble or accept from generous hands.

While I may sigh when the kids argue today....another mom is longing to hear her sweet baby's voice just one more time.

While I will wish for a moment of rest....a wife a few states away wishes for a house. Wishes for her house that is suddenly a pile of splinters and debris.

While I will, most likely, grumble over minor frustrations....other women will suffer thorough true loss and sorrow. Unimaginable.

Today, I'll do this life of mine all over again. I'll pick up the shoes, wash the dishes, fold the laundry, clean the house, discipline the children. But I hope that I will see all of these chores for what they are: Gifts.

Let us give generously and pray continually. May the God who did not spare His own Son be very near those who are suffering today. You are in our prayers.

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