I am trying to post a least once a week, but as you can tell I am not that good at taking the time to do so! By the time my long day is over I get in my pj's, cook dinner, and honestly go to bed! I am pretty lame now-a-days, but work has been busy lately and our weekends of course just as busy!
But what I really want to post about was this amazing holiday that is only a few days away..Thanksgiving! I can't believe that it is already the end of November and that Christmas is just on the horizon. Thanksgiving has always been a chance for me to reflect on what has been so great in my life over the past year and I would say my life has made some large changes over the past year!
Each and everyday on my way home I drive by a man who is homeless and sleeps on lower-lower Wacker near the entrance to my parking garage for my condo. I watch him take his blankets out of his bag, lay them out on the concrete ground (honestly he has like 10 of them) and lay there underneath the other blankets on top. I have seen him since I moved in and he looks just like any man in his 40-50's that I would see everyday. I want to say that to see this man that seems to be normal, trying to live a life, have a bed, belongings, and is homeless sleeping on the side of the road is the most HUMBLING experience ever. My first thought always is wow how hard that cement must be, second whoa that is a lot of blankets, third I can't imagine living this way! I know that most people look at homeless begging for money and think you were the one you put yourself in that position, but there is just something about driving home from a long days work whether it be just ok or bad and realizing that no matter how bad something might be for you, it doesn't compare to the life this man lives and leads everyday.
I know that I lead/live a life that most people never have the opportunity to live and there are no words, phrases, or sayings that can thank God or the people in my life who have helped me to get where I am enough. I have been so blessed not only with the wonderful foundation of God and Jesus as my savior, but with a family that is second to none. Without the unconditional love and selflessness of my parents I would not be in the position that I am today. More than that, they have taught me that sense of giving, sacrificing, and providing whatever I can to help better those around me. Additionally, I am thankful for my brothers, who are the ones I strive to lead a life that they would be proud of and look up to for their own decisions, but most of all they are the best friends anyone could ask for no matter what the situation. Then there is my ever loving and most amazing Husband! My life came full circle when we got married this past July! Each and everyday is better than the next with him by my side and he is the rock in which I make it through any good or bad day. He is everything to me! Lastly.. there are my gracious, amazing, always there for you friends! You all know who you are.. without all of you, my life wouldn't be so entertaining, I wouldn't have anyone to laugh at me, and I probably wouldn't make it through my daily life without.
As I sit and think about all these people in which I am so grateful for, I think back to the homeless man, where are those people he cared about, why isn't anyone there to love him, care about him, help him.. I obviously don't know his story, what happened to him, or how ended up in his situation, but I do know that each day God has him there as a reminder that life can change in an instant and no matter what I am dealing with there are those who are struggling more and in a way that I can't even imagine myself in. Each day I pass this man, I just smile at the thought of how blessed I am by God for all that I have. Isn't it just amazing how God can provide these small signs or ways to keep you on your toes and following in his guiding light!!
But enough of the serious stuff! I am also thankful for a funnies that most people who know me will get a kick out of: Peppermint Mocha's, Decorating, Heating Pads, Uggs, Leggings, Foot Massages, My amazing profession, Shoes, The Colors Black&White, French Fries, Dogs, & of course Mexican Cuisine! Even you know me at all..that list had you cracking up and of course you can tell I am still a big kid at heart!
I truly pray that everyone has a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving with their own families!
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