So it's the night before Thanksgiving and I have contemplated much. I have been thinking about what I am thankful for. There are a number of things that I can say that I am thankful for...like my friends and family, love, the roof over my head, and on and on. But, what I am most thankful for is cancer. Now don't freak out on me...I'm not saying that I'm thankful that my honey has to deal with the highs and lows of cancer and what it does to him physically. I AM saying that if it weren't for him having this cancer, we wouldn't be so keenly aware of time and just how precious it is. We lived like everyone else before Jay got cancer. We lived our own lives, going about our everyday business just barely making it from one day to the next. He had his hobbies and his job and I had mine. And for a moment on February 1, 2006, all time stopped...suddenly our lives would NEVER be the same.
From that time until now, we have become so close to one another as well as our friends and families. I think it's an amazing way for the Lord to get our attention. God didn't do this to my husband, but He allowed it to happen in order that we may come together in a way that is indescribable unless you're going through it. The bible tells us that we are to "count it all joy" in times of trial. Not meaning that we should be happy that we are going through hard times, but merely that we should seek the blessing in the process. And although I have not always been successful in doing this, today, I am able to see what a gift the Lord has given us. Time...and the full awareness of it. Everything looks, smells and feels completely different now. Everything has become a treasure to me and Jay. We don't take life for granted anymore. We see the importance of making the most of every minute. We are living life; not just existing in it now. So, yes, I am thankful for cancer. This cancer; our cancer; this moment, right now.
I pray that your Thanksgiving will reveal much to you. Cherish every moment.
God Bless.
1 comment:
Jamie a blessed Thanksgiving to you and your hubby. Sorry you had to have cancer strike at home to realize what is most important, dear and loving to all of you. So many times, it takes something like this to wake us all up. My family realized the important of life, loving and caring several years back when our Sis Elaine and young nephew Kenny were both killed by a drunk driving doctor in Pennsylvania. From then on, each day we each now have is cherished. Bless you both. Arlene (AJ)
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