Thankful

I am thankful for my life, my girls, my husband, my family and most of all my Lord who has blessed me with all of these things. My life is full and I need to remember this every moment that I breathe. I was reading an article last night, and I will spare you the appalling details, of the horrors going on in the Congo....Bukavu, to be specific. The disregard for human life, and most of all the disregard for God, is nauseating. I had to stop reading because the stories were amazingly heart-wrenching, agonizing and almost completely unbelievable. (Not exactly the best bed time story.) I keep wondering, how could this be happening in TODAY's world???? It just doesn't seem possible. It reminds me of a blog that my friend, Carol, wrote recently about a book called A Thousand Splendid Sun's , a book about the horrors in yet another nation. There is so much hostility, sorrow and fear going on across the globe and it helps me to realize what an unbelievable life I am living...that my family is living. And also helps me realize that I need to pray more, not for myself but for others. I am thankful for this country and for the freedom with which we are so blessed. It is amazing to me to think of such chaos going on just across the ocean. These people, living in th Congo have no sense of the security and freedom that we so easily take for granted. My prayers were earnest last night for no one in particular, but just for the pain and tears of those less fortunate in a country that is falling apart around them. My prayers turned to my girls who I pray will never feel such pain and never cry such heart-breaking tears. I am thankful for the privilege to pray, for the need to teach my children to pray, and I am thankful for a God who listens. I am so THANKFUL.............