Count Your Blessings

My first meeting with my health coach was an enlightening and fun experience.  At the end of our session she hands me a journal.  She looks me in the eyes and says, "Every night I want you to write 3 blessings or list 3 things that make you smile."  This was the easiest assignment ever, right?  Well the first week, I did really well.  I had some many things to list, picking 3 was a challenge.  However as the days got busier and longer, taking the time to capture these things became less of a priority.

When I thought about what to share on this special day, I figured I'd count my blessings and name a few because again there are too many to name.

Blessing #1 - Today is my birthday!!!  On this special day not only do I become a more seasoned 30-something year old, it also marks the 21st year that I have been cured from Hodgkin's Disease.  Blessing #1 focuses on just being alive.  There's nothing more exciting than that.

Blessing #2 - My husband, Corey is my second blessing.  When I prayed for this man, I had no idea that God would deliver someone that would fit all the characteristics of the type of man I desired.  He's a loving, supportive, intelligent, selfless, thoughtful, Godly man.  We never thought that shortly over a year after taking our vows that our vows would be tested.  In sickness and in health, for better or for worst...  We've experienced almost all of those and it only makes our relationship stronger.  I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else.  He's the bomb dot com!

Blessing #3 - Team Tough Cookie is my third blessing.  When I started this journey, I had no idea how much support I would have.  I knew that I was loved.  I had no idea how much I was loved.  I know we are in the early stages of this fight.  However, I've received so many beautiful cards, well wishes, and selfless acts of love that I couldn't possibly imagine.  For that I am truly blessed.  I have not had to worry about anything.  Thanks to all of you who have done anything to make my journey a pleasant one.

I know I'm only supposed to list 3 blessings.  However, I want to share an experience that makes today an  important day.  A few days after my first treatment, I was suffering from really bad indigestion, which is a side effect of the chemo.  I called my nurse to find out what I could do to treat it.  During our conversation, she says playfully, "Let me see, well you had your treatment last Thursday and let me check the calendar.  You should lose your hair by May 29th."  I said with a bit of disappointment in my voice, "Oh, that's my birthday."  She tried her best to cheer me up by saying she was looking at the wrong calendar.  I thought nothing could change the way I felt or cheer me up.  After hanging up, I cried.

My honey was there to remind me that my journey will be different and that I serve a God that can do anything but fail.  As he ministered to that broken place, I remembered one of my hubby's favorite scriptures, "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)  I knew she meant well.  But, I also know the God we serve will give us the desires of our heart.  So, I took my hubby's advice and took my petition to the Lord in prayer.

So, my fourth blessing is...

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." (Proverbs 30:31)

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