Today I'm thankful for teary eyes. For the ones that kinda sneak up on you when nothing hurtful or sad has happened, but they just kinda end with a trickle down your cheek when something happy really hits your heart. You know exactly what I'm talking about.
I have many, many family, friends, and acquaintances who are trudging through personal struggles right now. Some are without a job and have no clue where their next meal is coming from. Others are overcoming the nasty flu. Old school buddies in for the fight of their lives against cancer attacking their babies. A friend dealing with the consequences of driving under the influence. Cousins remembering the anniversary of their dad dying last year on Christmas. Another cousin grieving the recent loss of his very sweet, precious little guy to a brain tumor. And me, just learning through another blog, that a special friend from high school will be spending her Christmas in the hospital with her oldest boy who has CF and is trying to fight off a lung infection while her husband keeps the younger boys at home.
All this sadness and heartache...and Christmas just keeps coming. The clock keeps ticking. No matter that people are hitting rock bottom. Stores continue advertising. Bells continue ringing. Songs continue playing. Life goes on. And for those tears, I'm thankful, as well. It's those tears that grow our faith and ripen our lives.
I know it's not Thursday, but I think it's a good day to ask anyway, what are you thankful for, today?
Lots of love,
Sarah
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