Thankful Thursday

It happened to me today what I try to avoid every year. The Big 98 St. Jude radiothon. I can't handle it and it is very dangerous for me to listen to while driving. I wind up doing the big ugly cry while driving with my children in the car. I was driving along and this mother started talking, and by the time she was done I was bawling, and then they started playing Rascal Flatts "My Wish".  You can't turn the station, because these people want you to hear what they are saying, so you cry. What got me was the mother was just talking about how one day people are going to see her son running around full of energy, and think look at that kid, but right now he has cancer and too weak to do so. My translation was that one day she wants people to think "look at that kid running around like a lunatic" and wonder why he is being naughty, not look at that kid and wonder what is wrong with him because he is sick. The song had parents saying what they wished for their kids all throughout. One wanted their son to be able to play baseball, one dad wanted his daughter to get her first car, go to prom, and to walk her down the aisle when she marries. These parents were so sincere, and as they said what they wished for there kids it almost felt like church, because you can hear in their voice that it is also a prayer.

 Big ugly tears coming down cry. Concerned kids thinking there mother has finally lost it. So I am thankful today for:

1. I am thankful for the blessing of two healthy happy kids. I don't know why some kids get sick, and some don't. It is hard to make sense of it because they are all innocents. It probably isn't meant to make sense at all, it isn't what happens to you in life, it is how you deal with it I guess.
2. I am thankful for the tears I cried this morning, because it always feels good to have a good cry.
3. I am thankful for organizations like St. Jude. They do what is important. It is a charitable organization worth donating to.

"My Wish"

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

This is my wish
I hope you know somebody loves you
May all your dreams stay big