Well, I know it's been almost three months since my last post. I've been overwhelmed with school and family and work responsibilities and things like this blog have fallen by the wayside to the more important priorities in my life. Today, though, something has been impressed in my heart and mind that I need to share here. A man was giving a talk in church today on the topic of gratitude. He quoted a scripture that says: "And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments." I realized that the underlying purpose of this blog is to promote and share my gratitude for God and his greatness, especially the greatness of the ordinary things or the things that we pass by every day and take little notice of.
I've spent the last several days laid up in the hospital. I've never been more than a few hours in a hospital, and up until two years ago, I had hardly even stepped foot in one. This last week, I had a bout with my Crohn's disease that landed me in the ER two nights in a row, then admitted me here for the next four days. I haven't spent as much time reflecting as I thought I might, but when you don't eat or drink for several days straight, your mind is not in the right place most of the time. I sought merely to be entertained and distracted from the pains I was feeling and the time I was going to have to pass here -- not knowing how long it would be.
What I've learned to be grateful for is life, for one, but I have been treated well here at the hospital and I've been grateful for the availability of great healthcare. As much as I don't like the attitude that can be cultured with free government benefits, I am grateful to have them while I am in need. I am grateful for the people who dedicate their lives to helping others. I have felt thankful to the many people who have stepped up and helped my family while I was not able to. Praise to my Father in Heaven who has given us his Gospel and scriptures and prophets to teach us how to become like Him.
