My Thoughts- Gratitude, Ramblings

I just want to give thanks to the Lord for blessing us with this lovely Monday, I can feel fall starting to be upon us (finally).  I am healthy, and so is my husband, and so are our two cats.  We have food, and hot water, and shelter, and so many people don't.

Sometimes we lose perspective and forget how blessed we are.  This is why I love to watch Highway to Heaven on dvd, because it always makes me look at things as I should.  Such a comforting show, I highly recommend it if you've never seen it.
 
I woke up this morning and did my usual routine.  Some people, too many people, woke up and had to figure out how to survive this day.  How to feed themselves, or their children.  They had no hot water to wash up, no tea kettle to make their morning cup of green tea, not even a toilet or shelter.  And yet they still face their day with optimism, some more than most people who don't have to worry about surviving.  It is more common than we let ourselves acknowledge, and we try to wipe off our minds.  We pretend we don't notice them.

I ask God to bless these forgotten souls, and also the victims of abuse; be it sexual, emotional, or violent.  I want them to know they are not alone, and not all of the world has forgotten them.  Some of us are still praying for the girl who is molested by a family member, but is afraid to speak out.  And the kid who is mercilessly bullied and tries to tell his/her parents but is told bullying is a "normal" thing; when there is nothing normal at all about the terror the kid experiences every day but no one will listen to him/her, because it's all a part of growing up.  And the spouse who is mistreated by her/his spouse, but knows not where to turn.  And for the true victims all over the world, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

God bless all of you.