Wonderful

I am sitting here thinking about today, and the only thing that comes to mind is wonderful. It is so wonderful that I had to make decisions, so wonderful that I had to sit in traffic, so wonderful that I had to cook dinner. Wait a minute!!! Did I really say all of that in my head?

Well I did, because I am eternally grateful for every day that I’ve lived on this earth. I’ve forgotten it so many times. I’ve been so caught up in all the “things” that have happened to me. So many times I’ve been caught up in how this world has treated me, rather than how I’ve treated this world. I continually try to consider others when I make decisions, but seem to always be centered on what it is that will make me most comfortable in my day or even in my minute.

This is all so confusing to me, when I really sit back and think about what things in life have meant the most to me and rarely were they easy. The things that we like huge mountains or great hardships are what have really centered and moved me to a better place in my life.

I see this when I see a performer on the stage or a doctor in her office. These things took great sacrifice and great commitment. The performer, the doctor, the musician, the priest, the president, the CEO, the nun, the librarian, trash collector and on and on didn’t get to be good at what they do without considering other people, without sacrifice and commitment, or without love for the work that we do each and every day. I do things I don’t want to do, because they need to get done.

Don’t you? Didn’t God? I see that in Jesus’ life. He gave so much to us through the things he didn’t want to do. He asked his Father to take this cup from Him, but He endured it. He endured the wonderful life giving sacrifice so that I could be here to experience this day as a daughter, wife, mother and friend.

Oh what a wonderful day I’ve had.

Talk to you again soon.

Eileen