Blessings Still seem to filter in

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.
Harold Wilson (1916 - 1995)

I have come to have a renewed appreciation of the ebb and flow of life. Even amist all this craziness, Blessings still seem to filter in. A few weeks ago, with our children going here and there and all of our busy schedules I prayed that our family could be closer like we use to be. Family nights and dinners and a house full of kids like it use to be when they were little. Now they are all grown and doing their own thing and living their own lives. I am so proud of my kids and I Thank God they finally evolved! I can honestly say I grew up some good kids!!!
So back to what I was saying.... We are a close family and we spend time with the kids when they have time, we still do the birthday parties and beach gatherings and holidays but to really spend some good quality time together is few and far between.
Tonight, I have a house full of adult kids visiting the entire weekend. We are drinking wine and playing Guitar Hero taking turns at the drums and guitar and even singing (trust me I suck at singing) but I am in there singing The Eye of the Tigerrrrrrrrrr... So I was thinking, God does answer prayers.... I ask for courage and patients and now I have it. I ask to see my busy kids more and wow here they are!!!! Family life remains one of our greatest blessings. This together time and memory making has definately been one of my bright spots today!
As I face this uncertainty, I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude of what I do have. I am grateful of the realationship I have with my brave and supportive man and the great kids we have. I am grateful to have all the memories that I have and I look forward to the memories I am making now. I am grateful for a hard days work and a good nights sleep! I am grateful for the peace that comes from having faith that trancends all this darkness. I am grateful of a God that hears all of our cries and broken hearts. I am grateful for all of these blessings, even at this time, that is colored by sadness. I am also grateful for you my new Sistahs! Thank you for being an intregal part of my journey thru LIFE and allowing me to be part of yours!
May your faith sustain you, may Hope be real in your life, and may his Love surround us all!