We are blessed

I confess that there are times that I don't really think about how blessed I am.  Do you ever feel that way?  You're just stumbling along take life for granted and then all of a sudden you realize that God has really been good to you.  Lately I've had several of those moments. 

It started when our wonderfully amazing babysitter got sick and all of a sudden she could no longer do anything.  We have felt so bad for her and have continually been praying for her.  But recently I stopped to really, really think about what I would do if I was sick for 5 weeks and unable to care for my kids, spend time with Ben, go to work, and just enjoy life.  Gosh, would my faith be strong enough to keep me going?  Jenni has been such an encouragement to me as she has weathered this storm and continued to focus on God's healing power.........

.......then there is Craig and Jeanne dealing with the adoption of Kelencia and being forced to send their beautiful, amazing, wonderful daughter back to Haiti until the process is completed.  I don't know how I would have the strength to do that.  How do you put your child on a plane to return to a 3rd world country for an unknown amount of time??  And still, Jeanne presses on and all the while, praising God and being reminded of his faithfulness.  If I was in that situation, would my faith be strong enough to keep me going?

........and friends of friends gave birth to their first child yesterday who was born with a heart defect and there is apparently a very small chance that he will survive.  I was reading the mom's blog and the entire time she is pointing to God and believing in the power for a miracle and trusting in Him.  Pregnancy and the emotions that come with it are hard enough.........if I was in that situation, would my faith be strong enough to keep me going?

God is good and I know that Philippians 4:13 is true......I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.  This has been Brooke's memory verse the past month at Kids World.  Her and Ashley even have the hand motions down to put with the verse.  Today I reflected on what the verse is really telling us.  Yes, God will be with us in any crisis we might find ourselves in.  He doesn't make our problems go away but He will help us navigate through them.  I'm thankful that today I don't have to deal with a crisis.............and for that, and many other reasons, I am BLESSED.