Grateful Thursday!

Today I've decided to start something new. Grateful thursdays. As I sit here with one of my sons upstairs in bed because he is home from school with a fever, I must stop and give gratitude to God that this is the major problem we are having today. I can give him some medicine and send him to bed and in a few hours or so he'll be up running around the house being the rambunctious boy he always is. But I can't help but think about my cousin and his daughter, Jenna, who was diagnosed with AML at age 9, in 2004. She underwent chemotherapy and was in remission for 16 months. Then in May of last year they discovered she had a relapse. In July of 2006 she underwent a cord blood transplant and was in the hospital several months. She is home now but cannot go to school or be around other kids very long for fear of exposure to germs. Her immune system is still recovering. We have been so blessed as a family. That God would even bring us all together in the first place, that he would entrust Tom and I to the care of 2 of his very own. That neither boy has ever seen the inside of a hospital. If you have a healthy child today, give them an extra hug. Tonight when you say your prayers give thanks to God for all he has blessed you with and for the strength to endure whatever lies ahead. Stop for one moment today and be grateful for those who bring blessings to your life!