Thankful

My Facebook post from today…..

“Look how blessed we are…..we can walk into any grocery store and buy food to feed our families, while there are others that are living in poverty.”

Today I stopped at Whole Foods and was struck by how blessed we all are to be able to drive to a store… walk down the aisle… and put whatever food we want into our carts, sometimes without even having to look at the price. Or, if we do look at the price, not have to calculate whether we can afford it or not. At least, that is my life.

The other day I heard that 1 in 7 American’s live below the poverty level. That means less than $22,000 for a family of 4. What about those people? How awful must it be to not be able to feed your kids, or to hear them complaining of hunger and not be able to do a thing about it? Reading that book, Winter Garden, really struck a chord with me. It was so sad to read about the main character watching her two little children, ages 4 and 5, waste away to nothing, to not be able to provide much food for them. It made me cry. And most of all, it made me thankful. Thankful that I’ve got money to provide food for my kids. Thankful that we are in peaceful times (at least, in my life!) and that there are grocery stores available, and money to buy food IN those grocery stores, etc. What about all the people in this world who are starving? That don’t have grocery stores to just go and buy food? What about those people?

It makes me want to be able to help, some way, some how. And to teach those lessons to Kwabena, to expose him to the reality of how good he’s got it, and to make him compassionate. I am thinking about looking into some volunteer positions somewhere.

I would like to write more about this, but it’s 1:48 a.m. LOL ….I’ve been soooo tired in the evenings lately, falling asleep on the sofa, like what I did tonight. But then I had to get up and pump (little Henn-Poo will only nurse in the middle of the night, so my milk is drying up more and more, but I still try to get in a pump session before bed). Anyhow, I am up, and awake, watching Dr. Oz now (since I don’t get any time otherwise). About to hit the sack. So I don’t have much time to elaborate.

But let’s just say that I am feeling very thoughtful, and introspective today. And thankful!! Thank God for my beautiful family, and that we have enough money to provide comfortably for our family, and that all is well in our life. Because there are so many people who are doing much worse in the world. And for that, I am truly sorry, and I pray that they will find peace. Goodnight….