I have learned....

These past few weeks have been extremely stressful for our family. One of the things that I always strive to do in my life is to learn from my trials and tribulations. I always try to find the underlying lesson in every event in my life. We can learn so much about ourselves and others during the "tough times". This post is going to be about what I have learned over the past few weeks.

1. Life is about Love (love for God and love for our fellow man)
2. Life is about trust (about trusting God to lead you through whatever He brings you to)
3. I have learned that no matter how long it has been since you have seen an old friend, it always does your heart good to spend time with them.
4. I have also learned that no matter how long it has been since you have seen an old friend, they always pop up right when you need them.
5. Laughter is the best medicine.
6. Snuggling with your kids is the 2nd best medicine
7. 10 minutes of rest and relaxation even in the midst of turmoil does wonders for easing the mind.
8. Spending time with others even when you don't want to helps keep your mind off the issues at hand.
9. Thinking constantly about your troubles does nothing except to magnify the fear.
10. When you stretch out an open hand to a friend in need, even when you, yourself is in need, it comes back to you tenfold. Never, ever resist the urge to truly help a friend in need.

Our lives have been tossed about the last few weeks, however the seas are calming as they always do. Life is always changing and evolving. Always either in the deep deep valley or on top of the mountain. What we must always remember is that no matter where you find yourself today, know that eventually it will change, it will get better and it will get worse. Life is constantly changing and it's hard sometimes to keep up with it all. We get overwhelmed, stressed, we cry, we scream, we lash out at others when we feel we have been hurt. But none of that matters, none of that helps, only the peace you get from God will carry you through your troubles. Maybe He is an old friend that you haven't spent time with in a while, I know it was like that for me. He reaffirmed in my life that He is there, He knows of my trouble and He's just waiting with open arms for me to ask for His help. Sometimes we question, "where is my God" when we are experiencing trials, but the answer is simple, He is always there, waiting for you....