The End Draws Near
I’m not gonna lie. I will be glad to see the end of 2010. It’s been a tough year for me and the boys, and we’re hoping and praying that 2011 will be better.
Fewer visits to the doctor’s office would be especially nice. If it wasn’t the kids coming down with something weird, it was me. I’ve had more than $10K worth of stuff done to me this year, including two surgeries. And if this last surgery doesn’t work, I’ll be having one more before the year rolls over, since I’ve paid this year’s deductible and it will roll over on January 1.
And then my grandma, who is the healthiest woman I know, was diagnosed with cancer. That’s not been a lot of fun to deal with, for any of us. Least of all for grandma. And then there was my sister-in-law’s pregnancy. If I were her, I think I would swear off having babies. Seriously. She had so many issues with that pregnancy, and it culminated in a more-or-less emergency C-section a week before Thanksgiving — three weeks before the due date. And then she was back in the hospital with pre-eclampsia, which scared us all to death. But she and the baby seem to be doing fine, now. (knock wood)
The other misfortunes of the year included a small fender-bender, a broken pipe in my kitchen, continuing conflict with the X, and various other inconvenient and unpleasant little episodes.
I’d like 2011 to have a few more such blessings, and a lot fewer setbacks. Money to pay off the bills would also be nice. But I can be content in having home, car, job, kids, friends, and food. Not necessarily in that order.
Still, as I remind myself and the children, we have a roof over our heads, a car in our driveway, and food on the table. And I still have a job. Those are big blessings. BIG. And I’m grateful for them.
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Amen to this sentiment!