Perspective and Gratitude
Lastnight was a late and long one…get your mind out of the gutter folks, I didn’t mean it that way. Ethan and I stayed fairly late lastnight preparing him for the big interview today. Finally when we went to bed, we both just laid there hoping and wishing and praying that he will get this job. It seemed like the most important thing in the world.
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As I have told you all before, I have very vivid dreams, so much so that it takes me a while to shake them when I wake up. Anyway, lastnight I drempt that Logan had to have his legs amputated.
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As I sit here right now, I can close my eyes and see him sitting on the couch bandaged and crying because he could no longer walk. It was so incredibly real, that as I got up and was brushing my teeth I had yet to fully realize that it was just a dream.
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It wasn’t until there was a knock at the door, and it was Logan telling me to hurry up because he needed to use the bathroom, that it hit me it wasn’t real. I opened the door, saw him standing there, and burst into tears. I just grabbed him and hugged him…our moment was cut short because he really had to pee.
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Suddenly, Ethan’s potential new job seemed really trivial.
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We have what we need, and while the perks that would come with this new job would be nice, we have what we need. We have an incredibly strong marriage and two happy and healthy children. We have loving friends and family, who also are happy and healthy. We have a warm, safe home. We have enough ( sometimes too much ) to eat, the lights are on, and the only clothes that we wear with holes in them, we wear by choice because we don’t want to part with them.
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How many people in this world would give anything to be able to say that?
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I believe that we land where we are supposed to be. I believe that all things happen for a reason, and when they are supposed to. I believe that if you pay attentiion, and are ready for them, you will see the oppertunities that are supposed to come your way.
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I heard it said once, ‘ That everything will be OK in the end…if it’s not OK, then it’s not the end. ‘
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So today I challenge all of you to look at the good things in your life, and hold tight to the ones you love, and be grateful for everyway you are blessed. Be grateful for what you have, and be greatful for what you don’t have.
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Be well Buddies.
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What an absolutely BEAUTIFUL blog!!!!
I soooo agree with you. I too have always had vivid dreams and I am a BIG beleiver in my dreams…
I too, beleive that we are all where we are supposed to be…
And what might LOOK like a end, is actually a new beginning…
You are sooooo right…Time to be grateful for what we have…We can reach for more, and should, but if it doesnt work out, thats okay…It simply wasnt meant to be…
Thank you for the reminder Erika!
And I am still praying for Ethan!!!!
Dawn
Words of wisdom!!
What a great way to end the week! 
Have you ever thought about writing a book, you should think about it……. 
Enjoy your day and know that I appreciate you for being who you are…. 
Your Buddy Karen
Good luck with Ethans’ job opportunity! Hope he gets it. Take care.
Lady, you sure do have a way with words.
And what wonderful words they are. What you’ve said makes so much sense.
I also believe everything happens for a reason, and I’m sure you wrote that this morning because there’s someone here that really needs to read it.
First off I recommend you lay consider changing what you are eating before bedtime.. Something is having drastic effects on you to make you dream of your son’s legs being amputated.. Eeek!! Somehow though you take a hideous nightmare and put a positive spin on it for all of us to read!! You are absolutely right.. I think all of us should look at what we have sometimes and give thanks!! Could be much worse!! And I love your quote.. Someday everything will probably be o.k. and then it will be the end… I guess we are always working for something eh!! I hope Ethan winds up with the job anyway!! Good luck to you and your family!
I agree with Scott - you turned lemons into lemonade, I am sad your dream was so upsetting, but I am also glad that it made you think about your life in that way. I love the saying you gave us, those are great words full of hope. It reminds me of another one I saw yesterday actually: If you don’t have what you want, be grateful you don’t have what you don’t want. It took me a couple of times because I was stuck thinking about the tangibles, but when you widen the scope to include all “things” it makes great sense. Congratulations on having a wonderful marriage and family, Erika. You certainly work hard to make it so. Best of luck to Ethan and let us know how it went!
Erika you always have a way with words that are sooooo powerful. Your blog was inspiring, again, and is forcing me to take a step back from the silly little things that upset me and look at the big picture of it all.
How wonderful that you can take something so upsetting and turn it into something so positive and inspiring for all of your buddies, thank you!
Awesome blog Erika~ Wishing you good luck for your hubby~
i can only hope some good turns around here~
Your blog reminds me of one of the characters in ‘Shakespere in Love’ that says ‘don’t worry it will all work out in the end’. When someone questions him on how exactly that happens, he says ‘I don’t know. But it always works out’.
Glad you can realize how fortunate you really are. I hope your hubby gets the job. But you’ll do just fine even if he doesn’t.
Beautiful….this one hit home!!
Amen sister! I couldn’t have said it better myself. I need to know whether or not Ethan got the job, you see, this morning, on my way to work, I said a little prayer for you and your family. I know that you have everything you need, but if Ethan gets this job, things will be better, so I hope he does. And if by chance he doesn’t, then it is like you said, everything will be OK and if it’s not OK, it’s not the end!
I’m sorry you had a horrible dream. But I am glad that your children, husband, family and friends are healthy and well.
I agree. You can’t ask for much more than a great relationship, healthy kids and a roof over your head. I bet you thought I fell off the face of the earth! Things have been buck nutty. Well, I’m back and ready to go! Hope Ethan gets the job. Keep me posted.
Erika,
This really hit home for me! I know lately I have been dwelling on the bad things in my life and not being as appreciated of all the good things. Your way with words has made me open my eyes and think good and hard at that!
Have a great day!