What a difference a day makes (24 little hours)

​This came true in a mighty way this past week.  Our dear friend and actually, our third son...his claim AND ours....was training for a marathon.  He ran 16 miles one day and the next was in the hospital.  I won't go into detail, but suffice it to say, it was serious.  He was in hospital for a week before coming home and still is not 100%.

Go forward another week.  I was scheduled for knee replacement surgery this past Monday.  Because of the bureaucracy of hospitals and the fact that they are big corporations run by people who don't really care about others and are just out to make money, the whole process was pretty frustrating.  My Dr. is wonderful and I love him.  The nurses were wonderful as well but I, for one, am glad I have been getting better for over a week now instead of just two days!  ( My gripe is with big business, which is what I am afraid a lot of hospitals are these days.)

This whole thing with our son, Greg, and with me...one right on the coat tails of the other, has made me more aware and more appreciative of the blessings that God continues to rain down upon me!  I was grateful before, but it doesn't seem like I was, compared to what I now feel.

Just being able to swing my legs out of bed in the morning without having to "help" one of them, hits me every time I do it.  Climbing steps or getting into a car always just came second nature.  I didn't stop to say "thank you Jesus, for this blessing."

I am going about my daily activities...working in the warehouse, working on the food truck, doing the homeless meal on Wednesday night, having our boys youth group in, but my mind is constantly on how blessed I am.

My brother in law has been in the hospital this whole time and the Drs. don't know what to do for him!  Yet, he doesn't complain.  Why, then, should I?

My cousin has a new born baby who is struggling just to stay alive..This is going on as we speak.  Yet, they are positive and have fallen in love with this new life. They don't complain so why should I?

I have decided that a day can make SUCH a difference, so why not make THIS day the best day I can make it?  Full of gratitude and full of a mind geared toward seeing what other people need instead of always thinking of my own needs?

Time to lift this leg off the couch where I have been icing it and head to the store.  Embrace today!  You never know what will happen in 24 hours!