...in disguise..."
or
"...bad things happen to good people too..."
I guess the Lord knows what we can handle and allows accordingly...
OK...so Todd & Becky are 2 of the best people I know...
(do you think I am biased??...ask anyone who knows them)
but they have been going through a 'rough patch' of late...
I suppose we shouldn't compare the blessings against the trials but the scale seems just a little tipped toward the trial side right now.
The blessings and tender mercies continue to flow, however, and they have a 'gratitude attitude' for those blessings.
...a great depiction of how they view life...aren't they the cutest???
*Shortly (and I mean, like a month) after moving into their new home in Mesa
(great blessing)
Todd was down-sized from his job @ University of Phoenix
(big trial)...
but within a couple of weeks he found a free-lance job that turned into a full-time offer with
AALL Insurance
(big blessing)...
*...then that weekend, Todd & Becky were ATV riding with some friends and 'crashed & burned' going over a knoll
in the desert...(trial)
Injuries included a fractured rib & sprained ankle (plus some temporary amnesia) for Todd and a broken pelvis in 2 places for Becky...
...apparently Todd & the ATV landed on Becky
so she got the worst of it...
Fortunately, (tender mercy) she didn't have to under-go surgery and was able to come home and begin physical therapy...
she currently is healing and doing well (big blessing)
in spite of:
*Friday night the AC in their new home stopped working in this 110 degree weather (bump in the road)
...they had a home warranty that covered them (blessing) even though it took 2 1/2 days to get it repaired...They were able to stay with Becky's dad
(family is always a blessing)
even though moving around is not that convenient with a broken pelvis...(fractures & sprains seem minimal in comparison...huh, Todd??)
Family, ward, and friends have rallied around (another blessing) and things are looking up...
I guess looking back, the (pun irony intended) blues (blessings)
far out-weigh the reds (trials)...
and that is in pretty hard times...
I'm sure that is the way it always is...
I need to count my blessings wa-a-ay more than I do...
It is true. Recently my life has felt like A Series of Unfortunate Events, but there have been so many blessings along the way. It was a blessing that we landed in soft dirt and that we were close enough to our friends' house that they could go back and get their truck so that we would not have to ride the ATV back. I consider it a blessing that I was not hurt worse - like with a broken neck or damage to internal organs. It was a blessing that Todd had *just* found a new job and was able to work the week that I couldn't. I am blessed to be recovering so quickly and with so little pain. I am grateful for family and friends for helping us out with meals, shopping, cleaning, yard work, etc. Most of all I am grateful for the blessing of Life. Psalms 118:24
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. You expressed it so well! I'm thankful things are looking up for Todd & Becky. Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog about us :) This is definitely how I feel- that our blessings far outweigh our misfortunes. Love you mom.
ReplyDeleteP.S., my company name is AALL Insurance. :)