Ramblings

I know it's been a long, long time since I've updated my blog, so who knows, maybe nobody will read this. I'm sitting here alone reading through the blogs of friends and family because Brett is camping for the weekend. As I sit here and read, I'm struck by so many different thoughts. I'm encouraged, disappointed, elated, overwhelmed by the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that people share in their blogs. I look at all the trials and accomplishments that people have in their lives, and wonder why the need to share? That's not actually true. I know why people share. They want to feel connected to other human beings. They want to be understood, cared for, acknowledged, yet at the same time want to feel protected. They want to feel safe. I'm often overwhelmed by the lives that other people lead. As most of you know, I deal with people on a daily basis, and many of those people are struggling with situations that most of us wouldn't care to imagine. Yet, at the same time they are not that different than the rest of us. They are looking for other human being to share their thoughts with, to feel understood by, and to be cared about. Every day, I think about how blessed I am to have been born into my family, to have my children, to know the people I know. I hope that when things get tough, we can all remember that somebody loves us and somebody is worse off than we are.