I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I’m going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity, and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others. This is my choice.

Mike Ericksen

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Yesterday was a doozy! I woke to news of death. Work was quite a bit more stressful than I anticipated. I realized I might have inadvertently hurt a friend. And I laid awake half the night, pining for comfort that I can no longer possess. Doozy!

But I kept thinking about the quote from yesterday’s post, “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”

And friends, as I started my new position, I did learn a lot. Although I worked two jobs and interacted with lots of people, in the middle of a pandemic, I didn’t get sick – and certainly didn’t die. So, yes, my emotions took a slight battering yesterday; I still walk in an obscene amount of blessings and a life of great abundance… I’m beyond grateful for that!!!

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I am grateful for life. The spirit of death looms but God is keeping me alive. I am grateful because He has a plan for my life and even though I can’t see it, I know it’s being orchestrated.

Chaunte