"Things Do Get Better"

The days seem to float by nowadays; an endless stream of tick tocks of the clock ringing in my ears, especially at night when I am lying on the couch trying to fall asleep. I do my final e-mail checks and hopefully find someone on line that may want to chat for a few minutes…just enough to cause my eyes to become heavy. In the end, I roll over on my side into the fetal position and close my eyes and eventually fall asleep.

As I hold my eyes closed, I try hard to slow my mind down by thinking of someone. This someone is usually different from night to night depending on who ever it is I care for that has had such a difficult day. Sometimes, if I think about it…I say a little prayer and give thanks for all that I actually do have in the form of family and some most wonderful friends.

I finally head in the direction in the land of nod, never realizing that I had until I have awakened the next morning. It’s funny how that happens, isn’t it? I rise from the sofa and rub my eyes a little bit, pull on my jeans from the previous day and head off to the restroom for my morning pit stop. Then I return to the sofa, turn on my pc and then to the kitchen for some morning fuel (coffee).

Tonight is no different. I will lay there and think about someone who is hurting, not being able to do anything tangible except to pray. I am always reminded of ‘The Question’, ”Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?” Again, I say that if I am walking with my son and he trips, falls, hurts his knees…that doesn’t mean that I allowed it, but it does mean that I will pick him up, carry him home, nurse his wounds and when he heals, we can go walking again. You gotta have faith!