I have a family that loves me, despite all the lies I've told, things I've hidden from them and hurt that I have caused. I have friends that support me in the good times and bad. I have two cats that love me unconditionally. I have a house that is warm, clothes that fit and food to sustain me. I have a job that fulfills my need to support others and give back for all I have been given. And I have a God that has never given up on me. I truly am GREATLY BLESSED!
This week has been somewhat tough, as I lost one of my favorite patients to esophageal cancer this week. She was one of the gentlest, kindest women I have ever met in my entire life. She never complained that I only had times for her chemo at 5:00 in the evening, not getting her home until well after 9:00 at night. She always smiled, said hello and never acted as though there was a thing wrong with her. To look at her sweet face, you would think she was visiting a patient...not enduring chemotherapy as a patient herself. Her husband and faithful companion must be hurting so much right now for the loss of his love that he met while he was stationed in China as a navy officer. Now, she is gone and he is by himself. But, their love lives on in the lives of their children and in the people that she has touched....myself included.
I am blessed to have known her...but I am also truly blessed to have my health. While it was teetering for quite awhile and there are days when I struggle, I am not going through the loss that this family is right now. God has saved me from the pit of death, both physically and spiritually.
So, to all of you tonight who are struggling to find something to hold on to, something to believe in...remember how blessed you are to stand up, sit down, hug your family and friends...and to breathe!
Greatly blessed, highly favored!
Imperfect but forgiven child of God.
Greatly blessed, highly favored
Imperfect but forgiven child of God.
Child of God, I'm a child of God!
Blessings,
Kaitlyn
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