Now that I'm staying home with my kids one of my guilty pleasures in the AM is CNN and HLN. As I drink my coffee I listen and watch story after story about how crappy our world has become. For the last ten years all you hear about on the news is War, bombings, tragedy and natural disaster! Am I missing something here or is the good Lord trying to send us a message? As I sit in the comfort of my own, comfortable home, my heart goes out to all of these people who are victims of these tragedies. One thing I have after being blessed with three beautiful children are the emotions of a basket case. I'm all over the place! I'm pissed, I'm sad and often find myself sick to my stomach after 5 minutes of watching the morning news. Maybe I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but I might shed a tear or two as I try to imagine what it would be like to experience one of these events. What would I do if I lost my home to a tornado, flooding or fire? What would I do if an inevitable hurricane was headed my way and forecasters predict it will be epic? What would I do if I lost a family member or a close friend to War, hunger or a horrific act of violence? I mean the list goes on and on. Then I think of my family and my children and the waterworks begin. What would I do? Then I find myself in a moment of silence thanking God for all that he has given me and all of the opportunities and good fortune he has thrown my way. But I'm still stuck with the question of Why? Why is all of this happening and why does it seem to keep happening at an alarming rate? Maybe someone is hinting that we should all take a moment of silence every once in a while and be thankful for our blessing. Just a thought.
Now, so that I'm not a total bummer on this beautiful Friday lets continue on a brighter note! Fall is on it's way, and with Fall comes the first Friday night football game of the season. I'm very excited to take Ava to her first Friday night lights experience, plus both of us need to get out of the house and blow some stink off. Then tomorrow I get to celebrate in the 4th Annual Fork and Cork Festival here in downtown Macon. This will be my first time attending and I'm looking forward to what it has to offer. If anyone of you out there reading this is looking for something to do tomorrow you should come on down and join us. It should be a good time. Then on Sunday Darin and I will celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary! Now to try and find time to do the laundry and cleaning that always seems to sneak up on me when I'm not looking. Oh well, it's not going anywhere. Trust me I know, because I've been waiting to see if it will do itself and it never does.
So as we all go out to enjoy our weekends let's keep those less fortunate in out thoughts and prayers and thank God for all the blessings he has given us. Sometimes they are hard to find, but they are there.
