blessed

i have to tell you....we are really blessed. i mean really, truly blessed. and guess what? you are too.

i was wracking my brain today, trying to come up with some clever little blog entry to type up tonight, but i couldn't get this off of my mind. so, while it may not be clever, it's what's on my heart & i want to share.

sometimes our life is a mess. yup- compete honesty here.

i mean, we have debt. we'd love to buy a house, but we're renting because it's not easy to save for a down payment when you have so many bills every month & you don't make a ton.

our marriage is not perfect- in fact, there are some days i'd like to kick the Mister in the teeth.

the boy is a lot of work...he's very high spirited- and while this is probably the best thing about him, it can be utterly exhausting, emotionally & physically.

we are a blended family- and even though it's pretty great now, it used to be really tough- for a loooong time.

my father is kind of a jerk- and i'm being nice here. he's done a lot of really bad things. and we haven't had any kind of relationship for almost 15 years.

but you know what? even with all these things, i still feel like the luckiest girl in the world. God has provided us with everything we need at this point in our lives, and He will continue to do that. there aren't any problems that i can't take to Him... and even better? none of my issues are bigger than He is AND he won't ever throw anything my way that i truly cannot handle. i mean, how cool is that?

so even when our messy life starts to overwhelm me & i feel completely sad or angry or unloved, i can go to Him & just talk. or vent. or cry. and no matter what i do (or don't do) i know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he loves me more that i can even fathom. i mean, he gave up His only son for me- for all of us. that's just something i cannot imagine doing...that kind of love is absolutely amazing. even especially in my worst moments, God gives me His very best.

so, yup. pretty blessed, right? and like i said, you are too. i hope you know that.

oh, and while you're here, check this out....great song!