Gratitude Post Week #2

This week I am ever so thankful for people around me who inspire me. Rarely if ever are they actually trying to do so. These are normal everyday people who reach me and touch my heart just be sharing their own heartaches and feelings and thoughts and lessons learned. This may sound weird and totally anti social, (though I may be weird, no one can accuse me of being anti- social) but I am so thankful for my blogging friends. I love blogging. It is a place that I can write down my thoughts and feelings and get feedback and perspective from friends I have learned to trust and rely on. I love getting comments and I always try to leave one to let people know that their message matters to me.
This past week I have been asking myself some hard questions and have had some questions revolving in my head that I don't wan there! I hate when I get stuck on a question that there really isn't an answer too and it just seems to stay there and fester if I let it.  I have wondered to myself why life seems so much easier for some people and so dang hard for others - I realize that everyone has their trials, but life really doesn't seem fair - as I have tried to get these thoughts out of my head, I have read two friends blogs that of course are just what I need to hear... to quote one sweet friend Amanda "All things considered, God IS a God of Miracles. THAT I know. They happen everyday, be it in the Good or the Growing. It is simply up to us to recognize His hand. Is it easy? HECK NO! But it is what we were sent here to learn. Tough things are going to happen. After all, Fair is where they show the pigs. But what we BECOME from it is entirely up to us." 
And then I continued on to another dear friends blog Yvonne (who I met through blogging only!) Where she discusses stretching and it's importance in our lives  "If we force ourselves to stretch--do those things that are out of our comfort zone--we will grow and when other opportunities come we will be ready.  That way it won't hurt so much when WE ARE STRETCHED.  Unfortunately, if we are not exercising some of those muscles on a regular basis,  it hurts when they are used."

As I read these ladies blogs I realized that these are all things which I truly believe. I absolutely believe that God is a God of Miracles and that if we look we truly can see His hand in our lives. I too have witnessed the miracle of His love and the comfort of his arms in my midnight hours. I know He lives and loves me and I know that through the trials and challenges I face that He is stretching me to allow me to grow. Is it painful? Yes. it. is! (So maybe I wasn't doing so great before at the warm ups - but hopefully I will be better prepared in the future, for opportunities.)  I am here becoming who I am meant to be and I don't need to worry about anyone elses journey but my own (well except my families of course!)
So thank you ladies for writing and inspiring and encouraging and lifting others. I love you and am so thankful for you. Keep on blogging! I need to hear it!! :)