On Being Blessed

Each Mothers Day causes me to reflect and be thankful for how very blessed I am. I wasn’t always sure I’d be able to be a mother, or at least carry a child on my own, so the reminder of Mothers Day is a sweet, emotional one for me.

I look at my healthy, happy 3-year-old daughter, running around, giggling and jumping all over me and I think, I might not have had this. Right near me I glance at my husband of 6 years. Our whole marriage has been blanketed by tough times but we’re stronger than ever. As that pair danced into my bedroom on Sunday morning with their homemade card and gift I was overwhelmed. I am so blessed. I barely cracked open the card and my eyes welled up, my heard overrun with emotion, I silently prayed, “thank you.”

Later in the day I was thinking more about being blessed or being fortunate and it occurred to me that it almost never has anything to do with money. When I tell someone that they are blessed I am usually referring to their children or their family or a wonderful opportunity but never (that I can think of) have I told someone they were blessed with money. Likewise, I’ve never had anyone pity my “unfortunate financial circumstances.” That sounds ridiculous to me because I don’t consider myself to be unfortunate at all.

My happiness is not dependent upon my financial circumstances. In fact, it’s almost completely independent of them. If I were to base my happiness in life on certain benchmarks like getting married, having children, buying a house, I’d never be satisfied. My happiness and measure of how blessed I am right now is found in contemplation of everything that is good and right in my life. When I take the time to think about it I always find that I have much more to be thankful for than I have to whine about. I consider myself blessed.

I hope you take a minute to consider how blessed you are. Don’t allow thoughts of the things you don’t have but take a minute to focus on the things you might sometimes take for granted – family, health, education, opportunity, work, a home, gifts and talents, abilities, or intelligence. We’ve all been blessed differently. A little perspective can go far in encouraging our spirits and an encouraged spirit will have a much more contented life than a dissatisfied one.

Why I do what I do ~ A very happy third birthday to my little Chloe. I’m blessed to be your Mama.

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