Thursday, Jul. 24, 2003 - 2:01 PM
Tuesday, July 22, 2003
wow! Another post in the same month. Maybe this blogging will actually be a good thing:) The only thing that I have to get out of my mind is the constant nag that actually anyone will actually care to read this. Of course, I have made this a "private" blog but it is accessed via the Coming Home site so it is public in that sense. To me, I can't imagine who really wants to know what is going on in my struggles in life, but then I will get an email or a guestbook entry which reminds me (I guess God is giving me that nudge or something) that says YES...someone out there might care to hear...so I sit down and tap out a message...still, it it hard because it is just not something that comes naturally.
I have been reminded so much lately how very much I have to be grateful for. It has been a horrendous hot and brutal summer here in the southwest U.S. I can not imagine how the homeless manage it in this heat. My heart breaks for them. I offer up my prayers and donate to various causes but it doesn't seem enough. As we speak, our upstairs A/C is not working, but at least we have a dual a/c so we can pretty much "camp" downstairs until the repair guy can come out (which we have last heard won't be until Thursday...and it has been down since SUNDAY!!)...and we have a warranty....imagine if we didn't...again...blessings, blessings...
I guess I always have been the one to look for the silver lining. I can not stand to remain upset with anyone for long. I just don't think that life should be that way. I really try to keep my temper in check...which is not to say in any way that I am a saint...no way...ask those who know me well. However, since I have been ill, I think that I have learned to put things in perspective. What is really important? At the end of my life, what are the things that I want to be remembered for? I would like to think that I would be remembered as someone who was kind and loving and was loved in returned. Isn't that what we all what?
I hope that you all have love and kindness in your lives :) Let us all pray for one another and smile at one another.
Peace :)
Gentle hugs,
Shelley
