Day 1:

Today, I’m thankful for bad days. I’m thankful for the days that make me want to go home, crawl into bed, and cry. Usually, this is the absolute opposite of the way I feel. I hate being hurt, or let down. I hate feeling insignificant, or insufficient… but in the grand scheme of my life, TODAY will be insignificant. Sixty years down the road, when I look back on the life I lived, the last thing that will cross my mind is February 27th, 2012. What’s really amazing is that I can come home to a family that loves me, crawl in to bed, and feel completely at peace. Because I’m loved, and I have worth, and I have the determination to accomplish my goals. 

Something even more outstanding?

Tomorrow I get to start new, all over again. 

“God, my God, I yelled for help and you put me together. God, you pulled me out of the grave, gave me another chance at life when I was down-and-out.” -Psalm 30:2