January 3, 2010

Although today wasn't entirely difficult to get through, I'm stuggling to find something to be grateful for, besides obvious things, such as my health, my family, so on and so forth. I'm running through the days events, and it just seems so ordinary. Just another day. I am upset at how quickly the little things that did affect me seem to stick out so predominately, and yet, nothing else stands out that I feel overly compelled to write about.

We had friends over for dinner. Nothing fancy, but three courses. A salad as a main course, a crescent roll wrapped brie round as a side/appetizer, and my chocolate brownie truffle for dessert. None of which took any real thinking to prepare, so I didn't expect too much when there weren't compliments flying from anyone's mouth.

Maybe I should be grateful that today was just an ordinary day. Maybe everyone needs an ordinary to really help the extraordinary days stand out in our memories decades from now. Maybe I should count my blessings instead of asking, "Why didn't anything happen today?" Murphy's Law could have happened. How hard would this entry be to write after that? My family is safe. I am safe. We have a roof over our heads and food on our table. We are not without. There is love in our hearts and joy in our souls. Today, I'm realizing is a day to be grateful for God's blessings. He leads us, and yet we don't realize we're following Him. He has taken the energy to keep my family and I out of harms way, and honestly, there is nothing I could be more grateful for. Another day with my daughter and husband. Another opportunity to call my mother or father. Another day to tease and jest with my brother and sister.

Health is so easily overlooked. I even noted that it was an "obvious blessing" earlier in this entry! How naieve I must be! Even if today was just an ordinary day, I am being given the opportunity to live.

Today is done, tomorrow is another one. Be kind to yourself and remember that your heart, physically and emotionally, need to be taken seriously. Remember that of all the ordinary things that happened to you, tomorrow could be extraordinary.

Good night.