Savoring What You Have

Epiphany thought of the day:

Here is my precious cargo.

They just left for Vacation Bible School. Together. All three healthy, happy and smiling. More precious than silver or gold. All three a gift directly from God above. I am blessed even for this single moment in time. Waving good-bye to my sweet, precious threesome of life itself. They pulled out of the driveway just now and I closed my eyes trying to duplicate the very last image of them smiling and waving and shouting, "I love you mom"!

By God's choosing and will, they will return to me. Unharmed and still smiling with loud, contagious laughter and more hugs than there are stars in the sky. And I will then have the chance of one more day to be loved enough by God to experience this amazing journey of life on earth with these three precious creatures.

Morbid? Maybe. Realistic? Yes. God tells us to count our blessings and thank Him for only GOOD things come from Him. But, sometimes in life, in this imperfect earthly life as we know it, there are imperfect situations. Ones in which God knows will happen and yet He allows it to happen. Why? We will probably never know. It's not really for us to know if you want to go deep and explore it. This life is imperfect at best and we are to be thankful when the GOOD times are the GOOD times and when the bad times come, well as hard as it is to say, we are to still be thankful - that God will walk us through it. He never promises a life without pain or imperfection, but He does promise a perfect eternal life with Him in Heaven - like forever. No more tears. No more sadness. Just absolute perfect bliss.

I say all this to say some families have to experience the unthinkable. And believe me, I know this. Read about this family here. http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19843595/detail.html

Pray for them. Think about them. And remember today how blessed you really are for even just today. You never know when today is your last. I've said it before and I'll say it a million times if I have to. It is so important you understand this as best you can. Be grateful for today and mean it.

Savor what you have and give thanks to the only One who should get credit - God our Heavenly Father above.