Today I am thankful for...
the relief of ibuprofen after an all-day headache,
and, quite simply, for life.
I am reminded, lately, of just how fleeting and what a miracle life really is...
as a family here struggles to understand the death of a young mother of two, killed in an accident two miles from my house, while doing ordinary motherhood things, perhaps distracted with young children in the car, pulling out too soon at a stop sign;
and as one of the nicest, most positive, healthiest people I have ever known struggles with breast cancer, going in tomorrow for her second surgery in two weeks, because they didn't get it all the last time;
and as I lie across the bed with Paul after supper, talking, and the girls run in and pile on top of us, calling for a "family hug," giggling with joy.
Yes, I am thankful for the simple gift of life.
