Count your blessings...

I am blessed. So very blessed. I have a loving husband who I can't imagine my life without. I have five magnificant children who amaze me each and every day. My health is stable. My life is moving forward in a positive direction. I am striving for goals that I know, in time, I will reach. I am truly blessed.

Tonight, I have been in reflection (or as some say, downer) mode. I have a fellow blogger-friend who has been going through some very difficult life changing events. You can check out her blog . If you don't have time to read her blog, please at least say a quick prayer for her and her family. She is in a fight for her life. Heather's blog, Especially Heather, is full of many wonderful testimonies. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts as she prepares to undergo brain surgery next Thursday.

I have to admit, after reading Especially Heather, the things that are getting on my nerves seem so petty and insignificant. You know, like when the trash doesn't get taken out or the toys get put away. When the dishes are in the sink still or the laundry is piled up. Just little things like that. I realize each and everyday that I have followed Heather's story, just how precious life truly is. I mean, I know it's precious but when you're 30 years old, a mother of 3, a wife and suddenly you are diagnosed with a brain tumor, it seems to make things a little bit clearer.

I don't know why I am compelled to share Heather's story with you tonight. I'm not an overly religious person by any means. I am quite spiritual however. Perhaps that's the reason. In any event, there is a reason. I hope that each of you hug your children and/or your spouse a little longer and a little tighter tonight. Count your many blessings. Give thanks for what you have. Cherish your family and your friends. And if you pray, please pray for Heather.

Sending many blessings your way,
-Becky