I spoke with a woman over the phone who was interested
in publishing her poetry. We talked for a while and I asked her to tell me a
little about herself. She said she had never been married and had no children.
We met over the weekend and our time together was a blessing to me. Not having a husband or children opened this
woman’s life up to challenges and struggles I couldn’t identify with. She was
an older woman and said she didn’t want to be an “old maid,” but after living
alone for so many years, she accepted it and she’s fine with her life. I shared
a little of my past married life with children and at the end of our meeting we
laughed and shared gratefulness for our own life.
God knows what’s best for us.
He knows specifically what people to allow in our life and the level of necessary
adversities to occur. It’s easy to compare our life with someone else’s, but
the grass is never greener on the
other side. Life is a game and we have
to play the hand we were dealt and not be trumped by looking at someone else’s
hand. In spite of everything I’ve gone through, the good and the seemingly not-so-good,
I’m thankful for my life and I LOVE it! Things aren’t perfect, but I’m at peace.
No matter what hand we’ve been dealt, someone is wishing they could be in our
shoes. Don’t believe it? Turn on the news.
As I look over my life, I’m so
doggone thankful for all I’ve been through and I’m even more grateful that my
Savior has been with me every step of the way. He’s the Keeper of my mind,
body, and soul. He’s the Keeper of my life…He is my life and I’m just fine!
