A Grateful Heart

This last weekend has been so challenging for me, and at the same time, I'm fully aware that it could have been worse. Much worse. So, I first need to express my gratitude that Pete is still alive, and that Marchus doesn't have serious head, neck or spinal injuries! I know we were blessed as a family!

Peter was traveling home in bad weather and hydroplaned off the road going 80 mph. Luckily he didn't hit anything, or anyone, and finally came to a stop in the median of the highway. Amazingly, he suffered only some minor whip lash.

Fifteen minutes before Pete's accident, Marchus had a horrible collision with Christian on a trampoline. Marchus crawled underneath it while Christian was jumping. He sat up (who knows why) and Christian came down full force onto Marchus' head. He was disoriented, had a hard time walking, and was bleeding badly from the mouth. When all was said and done, he had no neck or spinal injuries, which surprised even the doctor, given the amount of weight and force that was involved. He has some tissue bruising and soreness, but that's all!

I am one grateful wife and mother today!

It's horrible how it often takes experiences like this to reawaken your heart and soul to gratitude for those you love! Life really is fragile...I've been through enough in my life already to be able to comprehend that to a large degree. But I'm reminded that we are not invincible.

In our primary program this morning, I sat with a very thankful heart, because I have such amazing, wonderful, strong boys! Christian bore his testimony and publicly thanked his dad for going to school for our family in our hard times. It was very touching! He is an amazing young man, who has taken on a lot for someone his age. He turns 12 in Dec. and it hardly seems real that time has gone by so quickly.

So...my goal is to now recognize the small happy moments each day that are so easily taken for granted. To not see them as just another day, another load of laundry, another day to be lonely for Pete, another day to do homework, to clean up.
I will do my best to see each day as a new opportunity to show love for my family, to be grateful for the blessings in my life, and to be happy regardless of my circumstances...or how lonely I may be for my sweetheart. :)

I am so blessed to have the opportunity to be sealed to such a wonderful man, and to my awesome kids! That in itself should be cause for enough happiness each day to never complain!