Count Your Blessings

Little things, I just walked outside, I do that alot. I work at a help desk and it is stressful, so I walk away every couple of hours to get a breathe of fresh air. I have Osteoporosis and Rheumetoid Arthritis but am thankful I have a wonderful doctor who gives me something for pain and I can walk. I am thankful for the fresh breeze, the trees swaying to Gods breeze making a song of leaves. I am thankful for the sun today, yesterday I was thankful for the rain. I am thankful I can take my mother to dfacs today to make sure she gets her 46.00 a month food stamps. Although I find it funny that anyone is expected to live on 46.00 worth of food a month. so what would she do without me. I am thankful I am a very strong capable person. Those trials have diciplined me to be so. I just opened a door as I was coming in for a person with her hands full she said thank you. I am thankful she was appreciative. I am thankful no one was hurt last night and that all lives are intact. I am thankful in this economy I have this job although sometimes I wonder about it. I am thankful I have Jesus in my heart so he can interpret what I need to say to God even tho I do not have the words. I am thankful I can think straight in a crisis and have common sense to rely on when things go awry, able to go to plan B or C on the turn of a dime. There are lots of things I wish I could change in my family but I am only one. I can only pray about them and hope that God finds me upright and smiles on me. I am thankful to be me, as I look around me and see those in my family that are so ignorant (do not understand) or don't want to understand or just don't care because I do care and I do understand and I am Thankful! Finally I sometimes get depressed because I feel so alone in this world but I like spending time with me even tho others don't. I know who I am and so does God.

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Great thread Anne! Thank God everyone did get out alive at that facility. What a gift!!

For many of you know their are such extreme difficulties between my mother and I that have been lifelong. What I am grateful for is the stubbornness she taught me and the covering by God to be in their family (I'm adopted). It is by no accident that my father was a Godly man (although far from perfect). I can look back and say God took every wrong in my life and has made it right.

But the being so stubborn has been used for "good" not "evil" in my life. I have used that stubbornness to get through trials, lessons God wants to teach me, and a marriage I know will make it. I use it to take a stand for what is right and true. That is something I can never trade or never appreciate enough! Thank you God and mom at least for that blessing.

I could go on and on, but we'll let other reiterate what I already know deep down. Thanks Anne!

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Dear Neon and Mitzi, thank you for contributing to this thread, and to my life. I am the richer for knowing both of you. You both add so much to so many lives on these threads, encouraging, uplifting, and loving others, and crying with them when needed

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Wow caregivers!  I love your posts.  I always count my blessings everyday, for I know that things can always be much worse than we could ever imagine.  I count my blessings also that we have all found this site, and can share this time in our lives with others and learn from one another.  "I can look back and say God took every wrong in my life and has made it right", mitzi that is very true, when we have faith, he takes the "wrongs" and turns them into "rights". There is always something good that comes from something bad. God Bless you all, and have a great week, it's going to be a long one. Let's just count our blessings that it won't be longer LOL.

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Maybe I should have my 12yr old daughter read these posts. I told her this morning that she needs to spend less time on her laptop, and tv, and spend more time studying so she can pass 7th grade. She got mad at me and said that I spend all day on the computer, and ignore her. I said how would you know, you are at school all day. She said well, you spend all weekend on the computer. I said no I don't I spend most of it cleaning crap off the toilet seat, and lately trying to fill out forms. She said well you ignore me. She forgets all the things I do for her but remembers what I haven't done for her lately. She should count her blessings she still has me LOL.