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Monday, January 4, 2010

Hope...

I hope. That's one of the smallest sentences in the English language and yet it is one of the most powerful. Hope, in my opinion is the basis of faith. You have to hope before you can truly believe in something. I hope its true is a precursor to I have faith in something. Faith is a sure knowledge that something exists, will happen or is true. When a convert to the church first begins to develop their testimony I think it all begins with hope.

As to me and hope. I have always believed in the good. The good in people, the good in the world, the good in myself. I meet a new person at the grocery store, perhaps the clerk, and I hope they will smile at me, I hope they are kind to me while I struggle with several kids and a bank book that is always low on cash. Right now my hope is hinged on this year. It's a new year, fresh from last. It's like Father Times new day...the sun comes up everyday...Jan 1st is the sunrise on the new year. Most of us have hope at the beginning of each new day that today will be better than yesterday, or maybe even as good. This year is going to be better. Now, that's not to say that last year was a complete bust. It wasn't. It was just really hard in spots. Skyler was such a blessing to our home when he came and he completely has all of us wrapped around his tiny, chubby finger. However, it was not an easy year with him. His tests at primarys which led to his surgery. His constant colds and sinus infections (he was on antibiotics about 9 times last year..). Then his diagnosis of diabetes last July (on Lacie's birthday no less...). Then it was me...2 miscarriages last fall. Ugh....

That's not to mention all the sicknesses, Jon's bad knee, my ovarian cysts, kids teeth (several had to have teeth pulled), Isaac's broken hand, bumps, bruises, broken water pipes (including the main to the house that flooded Lacie's room) and so on. No...it was not an easy year. But I have to say that despite all that it was still good most of the time.

This year is going to be even better. Better than last just because I have decided it is going to be. The power of positive thinking and all. Or is it the power of hope? Either way its going to be better...

I hope this year is better...
I hope my family is well more..
I hope Skyler will not need another surgery...
I hope...

1 comment:

  1. I like your positive attitude. Can I borrow some of it for a while? :)

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