God—
I have no idea why my butt ain’t asleep.
I’ve taken allergy meds, took a eucalyptus bath and my chest and neck smell of off brand Vicks (look, my body been trippin’ lol).
I can’t hear (barely) out of my left ear☹️
I’ve been dealing with acid reflux🙄
My back trips.
My face a fool.
I’m congested and can barely breathe….
36 ain’t being kind to me.
But still…
I’m grateful.
I’m grateful for so much:
For my leaders at work and the team I’m on—I spend so much time with them that they’re like a second family and the work we do (even on the hard days) bring me joy.
For my family— I can’t express how much I love them. So many out in the world don’t get along with their families. I don’t know what that’s like and I pray I never do. I love my family to pieces.
For my friends—love y’all to life. Y’all get me. Y’all love me. Y’all accept me as I am, but push me to be better.
For life—
I’m so grateful for life.
This world is crazy. There’s war in Israel and my heart breaks for both sides.
There are some in this world that are going to bed tonight without peace, without a warm bed, without a full stomach.
Some may go to bed with tears tonight.
Others may have lost a job, a relationship, a loved one…
Even still..we gotta recognize that You, God, are good.
“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines;
even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren;
even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.”
-Habakkuk 3:17-19 NLT
God, You are and always have been good.
I used to think that statement was crazy, but when I take inventory of my life, even in the bad, You’ve been good.
Nothing I’ve ever gone through has resulted in showing me anything different. You have been good when I wasn’t. You’ve been good in my mess ups, my failures, my joys, my pain.
You’ve been merciful, consistent, kind, and patient.
Even when I went through tough stuff, it was always some kind of way that You worked it out for my good.
You’re honest, forgiving, loving, and true.
Can’t nobody compete with You. Can’t nobody compare. You are my God—my strength, my joy, my love.
You are my greatest treasure. Thank You that You can be found by all, especially me.
May we recognize Your goodness even when the sun ain’t shinin’ and our shoulders are heavy with grief. May we recognize Your goodness in loss, disappointments, and lost dreams.
May we glorify You through it all because no matter what, You are deserving of all that and so much more.
You love us. Help us to be aware of it.
May we love You, always and forever.
Love,
Your daughter, Key♥️
