Sometimes before I go to sleep at night I have the thought that I was given the gift of living another day. One cannot know which day will be his or her last one of this earthly journey. Or whether this day will be the last day he or she doesn’t have a serious illness or isn’t disabled in an accident. I don’t mean to sound melodramatic or pessimistic. I mean to be thankful. And I am thankful for each day I get to walk and pray and think and work and interact with people and love others, and do many, many more things that are so easily taken for granted. There is much to be thankful for. And if a serious illness or disability happens, I pray I will have the courage and peace that our Creator gives to do my best to live with the challenge. And to continue to be thankful for all that I have.
