A thoughtful friend

I have been less than grateful for the past little while. I have been having a hard time focusing on those blessings that I do have and instead dwelling on negative things and it has been affecting my spirit. Today I went to read WOD like always and there was a post just for me from sweet Bela. It really touched my heart and so I will copy what she wrote here so I think to read it often...

Anyway, April, I remember one post of yours a loooooonnnng time ago that I never had a chance to reply. You may be feeling better now, but I want to share with you the lyrics of a song that always makes me think of you. It can go to every one of us too of course.

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In her heart she holds the dreams

That she's carried since the day she turned 13

Of all that she would do when she was grown

Of all that she would do when she was finally on her own

She dreamed she'd fly

And she's still waiting for the chance to try

But in the meantime she's a mother and a daughter and a wife

Doing all she can to stay above the daily grind

And she wonders when she'll ever have more meaning in her life

She doesn't know she's molded and refined

In the meantime

Someday she'll go back to school

When the carpools and the soccer games are through

Cause deep inside she's still the girl

Who's always felt the fire to make a difference in the world

She dreams she'll soar

When she finally has the time to do more

But in the meantime she's a sister and a teacher and a friend

Hours turn into days that turn to years that never end

And she wonders when she'll ever really find herself again

But she's becoming one on whom God can depend

In the meantime

Heaven feels the joy of every victory in her life

And heaven hears her heart before she cries

Somewhere in the middle of the triumphs and the trials

She's becoming sanctified

But in the meantime she's an answer and a blessing and a gift

To every empty, aching heart that only she can lift

Still she wonders if she'll ever get to see where heaven is

If she could only see her mansion waiting there

If she could only feel how much her Father cares

She would know that she's being perfectly prepared

In the meantime

Thanks Bela. :)