I’ve been trying really hard to focus on the positives today. Attempting to remember that nothing worth having comes easy, and that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Trying to remind myself that there are small miracles in every single day.
Which I will admit, is not so easy hopped up on hormones. I’ll tell you what; I am ready to be off the crazy juice! I'm not a fan of having my emotions so all over the board!
When I started this blog last year, there was a young girl who started reading and commenting. We exchanged a few e-mails back and forth and when I started my community she became an active participant.
Last week she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
If you’ll notice in the lower right hand corner of this page, I have a button for her now. I’ve intentionally never put buttons up for any other blog in this space, mostly because I feel like this really is my space and I am entirely too selfish with it. But I was so knocked down by her recent diagnosis that I felt like I had to show my support.
OneGirl is only 17 years old, and her grace and poise in this situation that I don’t think most of us would be equipped to handle is incredible to me.
She really has been a rock.
Two nights ago (the night before she was supposed to go into surgery) she sent me a heartfelt e-mail letting me know that she was thinking of me and that she knew I was going to be OK despite the current struggles.
That’s right. Before she went in for brain surgery this sweet girl thought to reach out and comfort me.
Talk about putting things into perspective.
I love her outlook on her situation right now, and how sure she is that God is guiding her through this difficult path.
I think we could all benefit from being more like OneGirl, and I encourage you all to check out her blog and show her some love right now.
This afternoon I received an e-mail from her letting me know that she is recovering well. She is in a lot of pain, but she is alive and making it through.
She is surviving.
I’m paying attention to the small miracles today, and her perseverance and faith in the face of a truly terrifying challenge is a miracle if ever I’ve heard of one.
We all face dark hours, and we all have our demons to slay, but we all also have light just around the corner.
Sometimes I think it is so easy to get caught up in our struggles; so easy to forget that those around us are fighting through this life too.
So easy to be so taken out by the hardships that we forget to pay attention to the miracles.
It’s just the dark before the morning though. And He is there; waiting to guide us all through.
Waiting to remind us that we are not the only ones who are struggling. That we are not alone.
Have you seen any small miracles today?
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