Count Your Blessings

I've had a few topics in my mind that are ready to post on this blog, but I'm taking the moment to "count my blessings."

I was on my way to practice today after dropping my youngest off at church as he heads to camp for a week when one of our athletes called.  It was only 35 minutes from the start of practice, so I answered right away expecting it to be about practice attendance.  On the other end, he let me know he wasn't going to make it to practice because he was in an accident.  I asked if he was okay and he said he was in the ambulance on his way to the hospital.  Long story short, his car is done, but he went home soon after the accident and is sore with a minor injury and some bumps and bruises.

We texted a bit later tonight and he's beat up, but overall healthy.  We agreed it was a bit worse than a 60-minutes live go with me.  I told him to count his blessings!  Scary moments like that give us immediate pause to take inventory of things we're grateful for.

So, that's what I'm doing the rest of the evening.  Obviously, a lot of gratitude for his health (and simply being alive).  The pictures of the wreck look awful.

Take a few moments right now to account some things you're grateful for.