To complain or not complain that is the question

Yesterday Hubby and I attend a funeral for some friends of ours Mom/Nana.  The service went well....a lot of stories where shared, tears cried and pictures shown.  When we first arrived to the church J and I walked threw the viewing room and met up with  our friend {who we'll call Lin} who's mom it was that passed.  Lin broke down in front of hubby and I and proceeded to ask if we had heard the news....her youngest teenage son was in the hospital an hour away. She was so worried for him....he had some internal bleeding that started the night before the funeral and was awaiting possible surgery.  This poor family they need so many prayers.  They have been struggling with their sons health b/c of complications from Crohn's disease since back in July. Things would start to look good and then... :S.  You could tell Lin wanted to be with her son...but she had her mom's funeral to take care of too. I can not imagine having to be split like that emotionally all in one week let alone all in one day.  

Lin visiting us in the hospital right after we had K

Isn't it so sad how it will sometimes take seeing the struggles of someone else's life to realize just how insignificant some of the things we complain about are. I was having a bad week with the complainies {I know its not a word}. I didn't like how dis organized my house was looking...I didn't like how my daughter was throwing her food on the clean floor or rubbing it in to her newly washed hair...I was getting up set b/c my hubby had to stay an extra hour at work...these things now don't even seem like they are worthy of my complainants, stress or tears.  Not when my friend Lin and her family have one thing after another effecting the people they love so dearly or if I let myself remember the homeless on the street who have nothing to organize or clean...or the man and wife who are trying so desperately to have children and it's not happening. What right do I have to complain about my little insignificant problems?!? 

It is just to easy to take our family, friends, things and yes even God for granted...how I hope I can keep my priorities in line the next couple months...we have a lot of things going on. 

Speaking of priorities and taking things for granted...this post was a big inspiration for me this past week...

Make your present your present!