This morning I read an article about a husband and wife that were severely burned when their helicopter rolled and the gas tank exploded in a remote area in Nevada. The husband walked for 11 miles in his severely burned state and in his socks to find a family that was camping to help them. This happened in September. The wife is still at the Maricopa burn center in Arizona.
Reading stories like this tends to put your life in perspective. Each day, this couple's children are praying that their mom survives. Instead of iPods and the latest Wii game, they are hoping this Christmas for their mom to live. Life, what a precious gift it is. Something that we take too much for granted.
On my mind lately has been some trials that I know we are going to face in this upcoming year. But as I read the story of this family struggling for life the thought came to me that my girls can dance. That no matter what our trials may seem at the moment, their bodies can move and respond to music and tempos. They can smile and convey their happiness as well as sadness. All of us in our family can. And no matter what happens over the next while for us, we have much to be grateful for.
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Thinking about you guys. What a beautiful sentiment!
Hadn't heard that story. Reminds me of Nie-Nie. Pure craziness. Stories like this really do help put things into perspective. So do our trials. We come out stronger and better people for them...if we let Him help us through. Love you, Darilyn. I say we start a tea tradition. You in?
What an amazing story. That definitely puts things in perspective.
Thanks for sharing!
You have such a great way of looking at things. I love your positive outlook. It's a good reminder to me about focussing on the positive. Life can be so hard and it can be so hard to keep things in perspective but it's better when we do. I haven't been doing a very good job at that lately. I need to work on it. Thanks for the post!
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