Being Grateful

I have a list of blogs I go to in my down time. The weird thing about blogs is that sometimes they help you keep up with friends, and sometimes they help you keep up with perfect strangers. Thanks to a friend's favorite list, I've followed a blog (for quite some time) of someone I don't know and will never meet. And that person unexpectedly lost her daughter who was only 20 months old last week. I can't think about it without getting a tight ball in my throat that I can't swallow.

We've just been so lucky lately. Today for example... it was snowing, the streets were strung with lights, there were poeple playing Christmas music on every other corner. It was perfect. I have moments like today when I just look around and think, how did I get here? And it's at that exact moment when someone else is going through impossible pain.

This family's most recent post talked about being grateful for what you have, and hugging your family a little tighter. It's weighing heavily on my mind, so I thought I'd just send the message along... I'm sure we could all use a wake up call. And those of you who believe in prayer, this family does too, so maybe you could spend time thinking about a little girl named Evie. She leaves behind her twin sister, her parents, and judging by the comments on their blog, hundreds of friends.