I am feeling really stupid right now.  Our neighborhood floods pretty badly with heavy rains, and it really rained heavily last night.  I thought I could make it through the neighborhood in my van to get to work, but the water was too high and my motor died.  I called a friend who is a service manager for Chrysler, and he said there is only about a 20% chance my van can be saved.  What a downer.  But I got a dose of perspective when I turned on my computer:  my cousin has been forwarding me e-mails about a family whose 4-year-old son was dying from cancer.  Today I got the e-mail about his funeral.  Well, what if my van has to be replaced and I miss a few days work and we have a big bill for either a new engine or a new (new to us, I would be happy to drive a "beater") car--these people just had to bury their 4-year old son after having to deal with seeing him go through the pain and hardship cancer brings. 

  SO--instead of worrying myself silly over the van, I can:

  1.  Pray for this family that just lost their son

  2.  Ask God for wisdom to handle this van situation.

  3.  Get a lot of homeschool work done.

  4.  Catch up on housekeeping and laundry.

I am very blessed, and whatever circumstance I find myself in, there is always someone struggling with something worse.

Melanie