Counting My Blessings

It's been a rough week for us. Jason's Uncle Skip passed away on Monday. He was diagnosed with cancer less than two weeks ago and it was advanced to the point where he asked for no treatment - just comfort measures. Everything happened so quickly. When he first went into the hospital it was thought that he had pnemonia or some other relatively minor problems. Jason was able to visit him last week and while things weren't great, no one expected to lose Skip so soon and it's been very difficult to come to terms with. Skip was only 53 years old and leaves behind his wife and two kids that, at ages 18 and 21, are far too young to be without their father.
Jason and I have spent time talking about Skip and Jason has shared with me some of his childhood memories of his Uncle. He was a great man and will be very missed.

As typically happens when faced with mortality, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about my life and all those that make it so great each and every day. It's easy to remember to count your blessings in times of grief, but over time it's easy to let the day to day things like work and keeping up the household become the focus and sometimes we take the people in our life for granted, expecting that they will always be there.

So, today I am counting my blessings and feeling extremely grateful for my amazing husband, family and friends who are truly what make my life great. I am going to try my best going forward to not let the little stresses become the focus and instead focus on appreciating the people in my life and the time spent with them. It is my goal to not only remember this in times of grief and reflection, but each and every day. Because no one knows what God's plan is and I want to make the most of every minute of this life.