Life…

Life seems to keep providing me with opportunity to pause and remember to appreciate all that I have and those in my life. It’s good that it does too. It’s too easy for me to get all caught up in my day to day life and take so much for granted.

My father in law has been having some serious health problems this winter and spring. It’s hard to face the reality of aging bodies and parts just not working so well any longer. It’s hard to know he has to do that. It’s hard to know the harsh reality my mother-in-law and my husband and his siblings have to face too. These people have all been very important to me for a long time now. I hate to see them in pain.

These difficult times do provide opportunity of all kinds.

From opportunity for family to draw closer and cherish time together, to opportunity for reflection on what truly is important in life, to opportunity to make the best of every moment we have—there is much that we can take from the difficult times of our lives.

There are many ways that challenging life experiences stretch us and help us grow if we open ourselves to what the challenges bring rather than fight against what is happening.

Life truly is short. There is no time like the present to take stock and be grateful for all that we have.

What are you grateful for this very minute?