Blessings and Sadness

Last week some friends lost their premature baby after only a few days of life.  They are dealing with their grief with amazing faith and sanity that I don't think I could've matched if I had gone through the same thing.  They are grateful for the time with their child, even as they mourn the loss.  Their grieving process will likely have many chapters and I am praying for them.

One side effect of hearing about something terribly sad happening in another family, at least with me, is that it shines a spotlight on what I do my best to remember all the time -- how incredibly blessed I am in so many ways.  To have my beautiful daughter, my beloved husband, both sets of our parents still living, two of our grandmothers still living, much loved sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephew, awesome friends. 

Do you know the Ben Folds song "The Luckiest" (lyrics here)? It's a rather melancholy love song, but I've liked it since I first heard it a few years ago.  A recurring phrase in the song is "I am, I am, I am the luckiest."  I am, I am, I am very blessed and grateful this day.  I hope you are, too.

Comments

[irene]

i am, but like you, i tend to forget it. i pray for your friends too.

[Laura]

Thanks, Irene.