Simple Joys

There's something about being sick that makes you appreciate the simple joys in life. Eating a meal, for instance...or walking in the wind and sunshine, washing one's face, or even laughing. When you (or your child!) are sick, it's hard to enjoy normal joys. Rather you can easily slip into depression, asking, "when will this end - so I can get back to normal living?" This feeling only reveals how much we take for granted. When you are sick, you see things more clearly - that is, your total and utter dependence on God for EVERYTHING in life. it also reveals your selfishness. So, with His grace I will thank Him for all He has done, is doing, will do. Somehow when you do this, the depressive clouds are whisked away and you see that rainbow of color behind the rain. Hope. He has not forsaken me, He is ever near. Praise Him!