Life has a funny habit when it comes to us. I've noticed the trend over the last few years. And while it's been a CRAZY couple years, there are some things that I've learned.
The first of which is this:
As long as we have faith, and work our hardest to make the msot out of our lives and do the best we can, at the end of the day all our needs will be taken care of.
Now, that has a lot of little meanings in my life.
The first of which is that I need to let go of control of everything and just let life happen. Because stressing out over every tiny little detail kept me from enjoying the good things in life because we were preparing for the next big bad thing. And I was always stressed out and sick and frustrated because if it. Letting go and letting it happen has been a major blessing.
Second: As long as we do the best we can, that's all we can do. The lord and lady take care of those who take care of themselves. We can't sit around praying to them to take care of things, and then not get up and do something about it. What I think a lot of people forget is that maybe, just maybe, that thing you've been praying to happen would actually happen if you went out and MADE it happen. Know what I mean? So we do the best we can. We make the most out of what we are given. And at the end of the day, that's all we can really ask of ourselves.
and Third: We have the greatest friends and family in the world. Instead of stressing out about where our next meal will come from, or if we will have a roof over our heads, we need to remember that. They've always been there for us when life went stupid crazy and we needed help. Between living in one room at the in-laws, to living in the kitchen at my mom and dads, to staying on the couch at another friends, we never had to worry about having a roof over our heads. And while sometimes we had to live off Ramen and pancakes, we always had food in our stomachs too.
We are truly blessed. Because in the darkest moments - like my car accident, being diagnosed with MS, the wage garnishment that lasted for almost a year, the car dying, etc - we are shown the light in our lives. Amazing people asking if I needed help, working with me when i do a job for them, finding jobs for us to make the money we needed to make rent, and taking the time to drive a car up from arkansas even when they had to work the next day so we'd have a good working car. My life would be a very dull place without you all. And I just don't think I could every say Thank you with enough meaning to show you how much it means to me.
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Now, on another note -
Please continue praying for the friends I spoke about.
Loren is still having issues with his memory. Please pray that he recovers it and returns to the person he was before the accident. I miss him, and I'm sure all his friends and family do too.
Daniel - who is going to be fighting battles himself over the next little while, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Pray that he finds the strength he needs for what is going to come his way.
And Brian - who is FINALLY out of the hospital, but who has to return on a daily basis for IV medication to help defeat the disease that has tried to wear him down so far. Pray for a speedy recovery for him so he can return to his family in all the strength they need.
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Ok, I'm going to end with one of my favorite sayings. Especially in difficult times, it reminds me that there is an end, and all we have to do is keep pushing through to the other side.
THIS TOO SHALL PASS!
Goodnight my loves
Lyndsey
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