One of those days

Sometimes I look back at my blog postings and I think, wow my life sounds pretty perfect. And I feel the need to say that it is not. I have my bad days. I have my bad mom moments. I have my bad wife moments. I have my bad selfish moments. I just don't share those things because I don't want to seem like a complainer. Believe me, I can be. I pray I can change that about myself.

Today was one of those days.

It was bad.

I have been going through some personal issues that blew up in my face today. Unfortunately when all the bad news hit I was alone. Never a good thing.

As I was driving home I wanted to cry. You know, to feel better, but I couldn't.

Why?

Because I realized my problems are minuscule compared to those people in Japan. Or the starving children in Africa. Or the mother who just realized she lost her unborn baby.

My day may have been bad. But as I look back upon it, I realize I am so blessed.

And it is days like today where I am abundantly thankful for all the bad. Thankful for the moments of fear and anxiety. They make life real. They make you really choose how to live. They make you appreciate all that you have.