Kudos

When I just saw this somewhere else I decided that since it's Thursday I better open my eyes this evening.

I went to my sister's house this afternoon. I had to drive right by the house where my brother lived his last days and needless to say, I was flooded by memories. In a strange way I miss those days where my family bonded like glue through it all. I'm thankful for all of the miracles God showed us during that time.

On a totally different note, I'm thankful for quality vs quantity of good friends. It's taken me a long time to get there, but I totally believe in it now.

This next one might sound strange. Driving alone today made me reflect and consider how grateful I am for thank-you notes that don't adequately meet my expectations. It's probably just a matter of my being old-fashioned, but I don't have a lot of patience for thank-you notes written by email or text message. I'm a big fan of snail mail. This week I received one from someone and I was surprised by my reaction. It got me thinking. Is that it? After all I did? Haha. I took it even farther. I thought about the fact that I've also been waiting years and years for someone to tell me they are truly sorry for something they did to me. Although it appears everything all worked out for the good, all these years later, it didn't really according to the book of Angie.  Have I been waiting for them to be on their death bed to tell me? I think so! But what if they don't? What if they don't? That's when it hit me that God is enough. He is all I need. Are you waiting to hear, "thank you for a job well done" or the words, "I. Am. Really. Sorry"? What if I told you that you may never hear those words while you are on this earth? It's taken me all these years to finally become grateful that I haven't. If you are anything like me, don't go putting people on a pedestal; they are only human and they will disappoint you! Could you imagine never expecting to hear, "thank you" or "I'm sorry" again? I want to stop because you know what? God knows the story. Trust me, He knows... and He cares!

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters," (Col 3:23)

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing..." (Luke 23:34)

“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!" (Matthew 25:23)

His Word is amazing!