Consider yourself Lucky

About a week ago I was having one of those days where things kept going wrong, but at the same time I was able to see all of my blessings. It was a stuggle to get the kids ready and out the door and we finally made it to the grocery store. As I was pushing the kids in the cart toward the door of the grocery store, I hit a bump. The whole cart felt like it was going to summersault as it lurched forward. I was trying to stablize the cart and keep the car seat from coming off when I heard the lady walking toward my cart reacting with panic and I knew one of my kids was on the ground. I ran around the front to find Beck on the ground screaming and my heart sunk. I picked him up and expected to see blood gushing from his head, but luckily no blood. Okay, no stitches, but what about a cracked skull or concusion. I got him into the store and requested ice for his head. He was more upset about me trying to put ice on his head than his injury. He calmed down and was fine with only a rather minor goose egg which you can't really even see in the picture.

What a blessing! I was so relieved. While Beck was in histerics from his injury one really nice lady offered to help me out to the car, do my shopping for me etc. and one really nice man who had only one leg was trying to console Beck. I thought how worse off he was and how much his injury had to hurt and he was kind enough to try to be empathetic to my son with his minor bump. I wondered if someone was there to console him when he lost his leg. When we finally got home and I got the kids in the car and the groceries unloaded, the rain came pooring down. How nice that I was able to make it home before the rain storm.

It was so uplifting to see that there are complete strangers in this world who will help you out when you are in need. I am so grateful for thoughtful people like the ones I met that day. I am so grateful Beck was not seriously injured and that my children are healthy and don't have to suffer from major illnesses. I am so grateful that I have both my legs. I am so grateful for the tender mercies from our Heavenly Father who knows I can only handle so much and spares me from many stressful incidences like being caught in the rain with two little children and one brand new baby. I know there are many more blessings that I probably don't even notice or recognize.

Of course as is often the case I was only able to enjoy these positive feelings for a short time before the adversary tried to take them away and replace my peace and happiness with despair. He started bombarding me with all these negative irrational thoughts. He knows right where we are vulnerable and insecure and he will not overlook any opportunity to take advantage of them to cause us to forget our blessing and the feelings of the spirit.

It was a great learning experience for me and I guess Beck felt like he wanted to have some company in his misery, so the next day he hit his sister in the head with a toy and gave her a smaller bruise right in the middle of her forehead. I hope to get some nice pictures done soon, but now I have to wait for all the buises, goose eggs, baby acne, cradle cap, and plugged tear ducts to clear up first.