Life....sweet and precious

For those who do not watch Oprah, I recommend going online and watching the tidbit from her show on Wednesday, October 7th.

Oprah had a segment with Christian and Stephanie Nielsen. Stephanie has a blog Nie Nie Dialogues.

Christian and Stephanie were in a serious plane crash a little over a year ago. The pilot died, Christian was injured and burned and Stephanie was burned over 80% of her body.

These two show such love, devotion and strength. Not only to each other, but their children and life.

They are remarkable and inspiring. What an amazing reminder of how sweet and precious life is.

get off the train

Right now life is a train ride...not a normal one, but a speeding bullet train like the Eurostar in Europe. How does one get off?

So much is going on. Time is going so fast. There is always something that needs to be done, somewhere to be and time won't stand still.

I can't figure out how to get off the train. It speeds along and everything becomes a blurrr.

How to simplify?

If the train won't let me get off...then I must learn to adapt.

Enjoy the little moments - "I love you" from Alec each morning as he goes to school, the afternoon chats with Mackenzie, a little small smile from Jensen and the lovely text I receive each day from my husband.

Each is a little ray of sunshine and I should hold onto them throughout the day. It's all about family. Right?

So even though I am caught on this crazy train ride, there are little bright moments in each day. I must build upon them, remember them and keep them close.

When it rains it pours!!

Have you ever heard that saying, "When it rains it pours!"

That is exactly how my life is right now. I have no reason to complain. We all are in good health, Scott is employed, the kids are doing well and so am I.

But, at the moment it seems that each day is bogged down with STUFF!! I refer to them as "burdens" and Scott says they are tasks. I'm not sure who is right.

Each day there is a list and it progressively gets longer and longer. I guess that is LIFE for the moment. Do you ever get to come up for air?

As I reflect on all of this stuff, I realize that at these moments other things in life seem to suffer as well. Relationships, time with my kids, scripture reading, family prayer, alone time with my husband, patience, etc...

I could go on and on, but why? That is why I feel like it is pouring. I am sure it is not only on me that it is pouring. How can I get on top of life and gain some control? Why does everything have to spiral out of control at once?

And then I ponder... What am I to learn during this time? What am I being tested for? How will I grow from this? Are there any answers?

I am sure when the time is right the rain will stop. Hopefully I will be able to come up for air and I will have gained a new perspective. Until that time...I hope the umbrella holds!