Just a passing thought-------Every single thing in your life that you take for granted------Someone went to bed last night praying to have it as well. It could have been a lot of things. Just run through your list. A friend of mine recently had a child with a serious neurological disorder. The child is expected to live about two years. It has put me to thinking.
Someone wishes they had that
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TN Cattle Man
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Nice post Bigfoot! Many of us do not truly know how Blessed we really are. I was always taught to count my Blessings everyday...
Prayers to your friend and his family!
Brian
Prayers to your friend and his family!
Brian
hillbilly beef man
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My son had colic for the first six months of his life and I thought it was awful. My wife and I only got a couple of hours of sleep a night for six months straight and I thought that was bad. Then I had a friend that his 18 month old son died un-expectedly. After I went to his funeral I thanked God every night that I had a baby to keep me up. My dad has always said that if you put all the people in the worlds problems in a pile, and you had to pick anothers back up, you would break your arms trying to get your problems back. The longer I live the more I find this to be true.
skyhightree1
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TN and hb Those are both great posts and I agree.
Commercialfarmer
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Heard on the radio yesterday, a guy had 2 friends text or call him. One told the guy that his marriage was horrible and he wished he was single. The other told the guy, he was tired of being single and that he thinks he would be happy if he could just find a girl to settle down with.
He sent each the other guys thoughts and told them both to get over it.
He sent each the other guys thoughts and told them both to get over it.
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad." replied the son.
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh, Yeah." said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?"asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four."
"We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end."
"We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night."
"Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon."
"We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight."
"We have servants who serve us, but they serve others."
"We buy our food, but they grow theirs."
"We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are."
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's perspective.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad." replied the son.
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh, Yeah." said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?"asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four."
"We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end."
"We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night."
"Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon."
"We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight."
"We have servants who serve us, but they serve others."
"We buy our food, but they grow theirs."
"We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
With this the boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are."
Too many times we forget what we have and concentrate on what we don't have. What is one person's worthless object is another's prize possession. It is all based on one's perspective.
melking
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Bigfoot":2ykhh16m said:
Thanks BF! Sometimes we all need a reminder to count our blessings. :nod:
Shantilly
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I am reminding myself daily about all the things I am thankful for 
I am blessed ... I have everything I need...
I am blessed ... I have everything I need... Deepsouth
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Bigfoot":2vhr037e said:
Thanks Bigfoot!
I've been having a little problem myself with this issue lately. Your post put things into the right prospective. :tiphat:
backhoeboogie
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Never think I want for much. Then I think of my daughter in that cold jail cell. Scoliosis has my back nagging all the time.
Life used to not be this way. Guess I want a lot of things now that I think on it. Thankful for much more.
Life used to not be this way. Guess I want a lot of things now that I think on it. Thankful for much more.
It seems like no matter how bad you think things are someone has it worse.
About 15 years ago our 4 month old son had to have major head surgery. We felt really sorry for him and ourselves, hospital got us a room at the Ronald McDonald house and one of their requirements to stay there was to attend a house meeting weekly. After meeting other families, 2 lived near us and we were a 100 miles from home, we left the meeting feeling sorry for other families. We felt like our son was lucky compared to what other were going thru. We met some great people that were enduring a lot more than us and handling it better than I think I could.
For what it is worth, Ronald McDonald houses are a great organization.
About 15 years ago our 4 month old son had to have major head surgery. We felt really sorry for him and ourselves, hospital got us a room at the Ronald McDonald house and one of their requirements to stay there was to attend a house meeting weekly. After meeting other families, 2 lived near us and we were a 100 miles from home, we left the meeting feeling sorry for other families. We felt like our son was lucky compared to what other were going thru. We met some great people that were enduring a lot more than us and handling it better than I think I could.
For what it is worth, Ronald McDonald houses are a great organization.
Lawson Farms
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We stayed in the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati when our 3 month old son had surgery there. That house was a blessing to us to be so close the hospital that my wife or I could get out of the hospital room for a night to get a good nights rest.
red angus 2010
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Go to a pediatric cancer hospital or hospital for crippled children and sit in the lobby for an hour. You will walk back to your car thanking God for your blessings. At least I did. Even though my son was there for a consultation and all turned out ok it made me realize how grateful I should be and how tough some families have it. The one constant was the children, no matter how hard it was for them to walk or if they were in a wheelchair their little faces were bright and smiling. Made me ashamed I thought we had a problem.
That is how we felt after atteding the house meeting at Ronald McDonald House. We saw our problems were a lot less than others, even though they were serious. For me it is hard to see kids suffer.red angus 2010":1opoluc4 said:
M5farm
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my first son was born in 1990 with a club foot. we saw specialist and everyone we could to get it fixed as soon as possible. a friend was a Shriner and got us an appointment and he was approved. While there I saw kids and things that Shook me to my core. Our son did have a physical issue that has not limited him in normal life and although he has a slight limp and buying shoes is difficult and he has some pain It is nothing compared what those other kids endured if they survived. I am thankful for my Blessings. I have done my best to repay them for there generosity.
