Day 51

I have made it through another day. I have forty nine more days to go until I reach my goal! To some making it through another day and getting your things done seems like no big deal , but to others a day can feel like an eternity. I am sure most of us would like to fall into that first category. But unfortunately for many that is not the case.

If you live with chronic pain a day can feel like eternity, if you are grieving over the loss of a loved one, if you are battling addictions, if you have a loved one in the military away from home and you are counting the days until their return, if you are working more than one job to support your family or maybe you just lost your job, you might have someone close to you dealing with a life threatening illness.

 There are many things that can make getting through another day feel like a big accomplishment. The good news is we don't have to go through it alone.Our Heavenly Father is waiting for us to lay it all down .I can picture him in my mind with his hand extended out to us and a smile on his face.

I have seen things change so much over the last thirty years.There now seems to be more people experiencing health problems at a younger age.Things were a little slower paced , people were more respectful and kinder to one another . People held the door open for each other and smiled as they were passing. More quality time was spent together. When someone had a baby , went through surgery, or a tragedy people provided meals for weeks and stopped by to help.

If someone tailgated you and cut you off and gave you the bird you were certain they were a lunatic. You didn't have to put your hands over your preschoolers ears because someone was cussing up a storm in the grocery line. Common courtesy seems to have gone out the window. Times have changed and so have people but the one thing that is constant is God's love for us and his grace and mercy.

I did most of the same things today as I did yesterday except for the yard work. Standing out in the cold with a pair of clippers did not appeal to me today for some reason. I did draw up some plans for my patio on the side of the house. I looked for molds the other day at Lowe's to make my bricks for my patio but they only had one kind and it was not what I wanted . I found some really cool looking ones on line the other day and they also have lots of colors to choose from that you can add to your concrete to give it the effect your looking for. So many options :)

For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand , and says to you; Do not fear; I will help you.      ISAIAH 41:13