The Good Life!

I'm sure that we all have had moments in our lives that took us by surprise. Some were very positive and others well ----lets just not go there. They are all moments that have shaped our very being. For years I tried to tell my kids that life is full of ups and downs, but its what we make of those moments that builds our character, quite often their response was "It's just not fair". I don't suppose that any of you have heard that before. I now have this response "Life is not suppose to be fair, it is suppose to be experienced."

I have a tendency to become complacent to things around me, I get caught up in what I am doing and the other things in life take a back seat. This may not seem so extraordinary or unusual but it can be a life altering action if left unchecked. You maybe asking where oh where is Skid going with this thought?

Here is my story: 14 years ago an event happened that changed forever the way I look at things. I was in a time of obliviousness, so self-absorbed that I didn't notice that things were about to change, but that isn't the story I want to tell. This is: at that time in my life I was hurting deeply from statements that were circulating about my personal life, I was in need of friendship, of a sounding board if you will. I found some relief from shallow friendships that I had developed on the Internet, but I needed more. Then I developed a friendship with someone that I had know for several years but never really got to know. This person had hurts of their own that were similar to mine. We became good friends and our interests were so common that we were wondering why we hadn't struck up a friendship long ago. We found humor in the stupidest things, enjoyed family times, but also the alone and quiet times. Of course you probably have figured out by now that I am talking about a very wonderful woman, my wife Nancy. What you may not know is that God used a time of hurt and pain in both of our lives, to weave together a fabric of closeness that I have never felt with anyone. Two threads of loneliness and pain that were meshed together by His design.

God saw in each of us the needs of the other. He found favor in two cast off shards of broken pottery. He alone saw the potential of hurts, bitterness and loneliness that brought together, would promote healing and mending of our spirits.

I have a very wonderful wife and would never have thought that I would find such happiness as I have with this caring and compassionate woman. I am a blessed man, I deserve none of the happiness that Nancy has brought to my life.

God in His infinite wisdom knows what we as individuals need, He also knows how much that we can endure. He will use the pain and misery that we find along life's path to strengthen our relationships with each other and with Himself.

So next time that you get knocked down and you are struggling to get up, thank the Lord because He will use that negative and turn it into something that you never imagined if you let Him. He will give you"The Good Life"

Nancy I Love You Happy Birthday ===Skid===