Had the pleasure to catch up with an old friend this evening on Facebook (just love that social networking thing). I love it when I can have a conversation with someone I haven’t seen or talked to in years and we talk like a day hasn’t gone by.
I’ve known him for over 20 years; we worked together for a long time. He is a good person, lots of fun. He and his family have experienced great losses throughout the last decade; it truly breaks my heart. His brother died on 9-11; he worked in the World Trade Center. Never will any of us forget that day; In the midst of the horror that was going on, I will never forget Steve walking into my office, in shock, saying over and over “my brother is dead”. I tried to talk to him, to have him sit down and wait to hear once everything settled. Sadly he was right. His sister lost her husband after that and just 6 weeks ago his dad died suddenly. He was 72 but still playing softball. So much dying in such a short amount of time, it seems so, so unfair.
It’s so sad to hear these things. Its someone else’s losses that can sometimes make us think how lucky we are. We take so much for granted. We are not lucky by any means. This life, in my mind, isn’t based on luck. There are so many things that we complicate, we are so selfish in so many ways, we are petty, materialistic, self-consumed, etc., etc., etc., While others are legitimately hurting from true tragedies, we are feeling sorry for ourselves over something silly. The next time you are feeling sorry for yourself, STOP! and pray about. No matter how bad you think you have it, chances are someone has it worse than you.
Do you ever say, “I’m so lucky” when you hear that someone else’s experiences are worse than yours? Do you really believe that is luck? For a long time I did; I don’t believe that any more. I believe it’s because we are blessed. I can look back at my life and now see lots that I was blessed with that I didn’t recognize at the time. It makes me very sad when I think of what I missed out on…I am not going to let that happen again.
Because of the rain our first softball game was cancelled (BOOOO) we were disappointed but we were able to get lots of other things done. We were able to finish Joe and Justin’s room. It’s great to bring a project to a close…now on to the next one…still lots to do. We need to finish the hallway, the floor in the spare room (Ryan your room is almost readyJ), and rescreen the porch…that’s what’s next on the list.
As I’m sitting up here blogging, my sweet husband is finishing up laundry and making a goof Paleo lunch for both of us J What a Blessing he is…I am forever grateful to God that I recognized that one sooner than later.
We are all getting excited about our trip to NY. Need to put a bit of work into the van-brakes, oil change, things like that. I’m dreading the drive; it will probably take us 14-16 hours, but it will be worth it! We are going for my dad’s 75th birthday. I was even more excited when I found out Easter is the same weekend, so we get to spend a Holiday with my family…HOORAY!! We are planning big family dinners for dad’s birthday and for Easter.
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