"Good Morning, Every Morning!"

I learned a lesson from a passerby on the way to Jaylin and Gage's preschool yesterday morning. We were walking the short distance, Shaylee in the stroller, Jaylin and Gage trying to stay warm and to keep up with me, the infamous fast walker of the family. They had earlier been complaining about having to walk, while Jayce and Tate got to ride in the car. Ed is gone this week with the van, so we've been walking a lot; but our neighbor gives the boys a ride in the mornings since he drives his own son to school on that side of town.

While we were walking, a man passed by us who had an obvious limp, as if from birth he had had a deformity of his legs. I greeted him with a "Good morning!" and he replied with a huge smile and a "Good morning...every morning!" I was choked up as I told the kids of his apparent incredible attitude toward life, even with a definite obstacle he faces every morning. I was wanting them to learn from him, so they would change their complaining heart to a grateful, appreciative heart...and then I looked in the mirror and realized that I was the one who most needed to learn that lesson that day! I had been complaining about Ed being gone, and looking at the week "alone" with a negative heart, instead of being thankful for the many many things that were good that morning. So...good morning...every morning...because God is good...all the time!