Midnight Musings

... because I am wide awake and there's no point in tossing around in bed not sleeping :)

Today I am grateful for family who love us and show it in everything they do. For family who call every day on FaceTime, who email and add a two-day visit to a business trip just to see us.
I'm grateful to those who overcome their fears and are willing to be tested to be a match for someone they know and love and for someone they may never know. For siblings who love their brother.
I'm grateful for friends who call and say "come for a meal". For friends who open their hearts and homes and feed us Italian tuna sandwiches and help me finish knitting a baby hat!
I'm grateful for fellow ferry passengers who, in the course of conversation, remind us that we can talk to God any time and ask him anything.
I'm grateful for happy, wiggling puppies in elevators and the owner who smilingly says "We saw you yesterday."
I'm grateful that the alarm on the chemo pump finally went off. We fixed the problem and now that it's happened the worry is gone. We can handle this. :)
And I'm grateful that today God reminded me that it's not all about me. That I have to remember others and pray for them.

I've been thinking of this song tonight - the lyrics are by Don Moen from the album "Let Your Glory Fall" 1997.

More of You, and less of me;
Lord, I pray that there might be
More of You and less of me.
More of You, and less of me;
Lord, I pray that there might be
More of You and less of me.

Like a grain of wheat that falls to the earth,
And dies to live anew;
All my plans and earthly desires,
I lay them down to follow You.

It's time to stop thinking only about myself and my concerns; time to think less of me and more of what God wants of me.

Every day is a gift. Every day is a chance to see the world as Jesus sees it and every day is a chance to make a difference.

It's time to pay the gratitude forward.