Perspective

Today was a rough day. A day of normal life, but difficult for me to make right choices in my mind, my heart, my actions. Our children were inventing new ways of testing limits, so my day was spent parenting, not much else, just parenting. The hard part is disciplining and training without anger. My heart and body are drained from simply controlling my emotions today. I've really just lost track of the many difficulties of today, but at the end of the day, we all survived. God willing, everyone also learned something.
All day I was asking for God to show me and guide me, but I felt such gratefulness when I was reading some posts from a friend. A good friend from my childhood has a son who is extremely ill. His name is Grant and this is is CaringBridge Website. My day was hard, but they are watching their 8 year old deteriorate before their eyes. And still, God is sustaining them and Grant. My heart breaks when I read their family's struggles, but God is still with them. They are suffering well.
There are times in life that are challenging, and I want to glorify God in those. But there are other times in life that are indescribably painful. When those times come, I want to suffer well. I want it to count, to mean something, to glorify God.

Please pray for this family.