If I go to bed...then I will need to get up again

This picture shows my bird Jelly and her sister named "Baby Girl".
I won Jelly on a raffle table at a bird club meeting about 6 years ago and then won her baby sister 3 years later. Both are Plumhead Parakeets. Jelly has her plum color head and the baby got her colors when she turned 2 years old.

What I like about this photo is how it shows Jelly's fascination for the baby bird. Jelly followed her around for two days and copied everything the baby did.

Anyway,I am still awake and it is 2:30 am here is Southern California. I am tired and am dreading going to bed. Other folks who are always ill will understand this dilemma. I hurt now and know that I will still hurt when I wake up. In fact, today was sort of a drag and tomorrow has potential to be worse still.

It takes a conscious effort for me to be happy or thankful or have the will to face another day. I could not do this without the help of my Lord and God who gives me strength for each and every thing. My job is to remember His goodness and kindness to me and not get angry over the lack of things I want in my life.

This morning I was praying for someone to call me one the telephone because I needed help to get my brain awake. Then the phone rang and it was my friend Amy! She knows what it is to be sick for years and years on end. I am so grateful for Amy's call to me. I am glad she encouraged me and told me that even when I feel trapped in my apartment and sometimes in my own skin....my life still has value to others. She told me she likes my blog. She told me some things that I actually taught her! Fancy that! I taught someone something!

I need to be reminded often that I have value. Don't we all need that?
When we finally see God face to face I doubt he will want a copy of our resume. No, God looks at the heart attitude. God looks at how we treated the people around us.

God, please help me to be kind when I am tempted to be short-tempered. Help me to share even if I don't know how I will have enough. Give me eyes to see my life from Your perspective and have an idea of what my purpose here in this life and this body might be.

I am grateful for the affirmation of my friend Amy and her phone call that got me out of bed today. I am also grateful for the delicious cold watermelon I had for lunch.

GratefulJoy