Real Life

Finally the days are getting longer, the evening sun goes down a bit later and the sunrise happens earlier; spring is just around the corner according to the calendar.
We've had a new president for 30 days now and have watched as he passed an unprecedented spending bill of monumental proportion's. While the country hovers on the brink of financial collapse, we watch as our congress adds pork after more pork on a "stimulus" package which is out of control and will probably benefit few Americans, if any. We were told that we would get a whopping $13 added to our checks beginning in June, if we make more than a certain amount. Whoopie! $13 WHOLE dollars?
The evening news is filled with bad news from around the world: Wars, hunger, foreclosures, and nothing being done. Instead, we escape to the red carpet of Hollywood to watch as a group of liberals pick which movie is best and talk for days about who wore what dress and who looked the best for the event...Is this real life?
In my world I am driving a 10 year old van and trying to make ends meet which come up about two-weeks a month short of having "just enough."
But then something wonderful happens: One of the kids call and stops by to visit; we get to keep the grandkids for the day; I have time to spend with my mother; one of my sisters call to say all is okay in their world. We are richly blessed in our world. Another day when Rick is working, we have food on our table and a roof over our head. We are part of an incredible church family and have more friends surrounding us than I can name.
It is on these days that I can count my blessings and realize how good our life is here in America. We watched as people in Bombay cheered in the allies for a movie portraying a boy who becomes a millionaire. Maybe real life is too difficult for them to bear. Regardless of the economy, in my world our riches far out number our short falls. Love, friends, our Lord, our relationships, all of which make up a life far better than most people in the world. And so another day; Life is Good.