As I lay here on the floor, beyond wide awake, I find myself upset about it. Nothing woke me up, I just usually don't sleep well at night, since my body is usually wide awake at work at this time. So not only is this not unusual, but here I am thinking woe is me, while I lay between multiple blankets, in a heated home, chuck full of people I love, at a time where thankfulness is at the forefront of everyone's mind, I am selfishly thinking about how much sleep I am missing out on.
Then, I roll over, and my mind starts racing faster, because how dare I! I am warm, there is a roof over my head, and family a short whisper away. I slept well, though shorter than I thought necessary, but I slept.
Someone is outside wishing they had something to eat yesterday, anything.
A child is sitting alone in an alley trying to keep shivering just to stay alive with no calories in their belly and no coat on their back.
Someone's Daddy died last night, and they are unsure of whether or not he asked Jesus into his heart before his last breath was inhaled.
A soldier is trying to avoid getting shot or blown up, or deciding whether or not that child with bulky clothing is a threat to themselves or the fellow soldiers or not.
A law enforcement Officer is out patrolling the streets trying to stay warm and stay alive while fighting to keep evil away from us civilians.
A firefighter was woke after just falling asleep to answer a call to a house fire where it was already too late and a family just lost everything.
Some Walmart worker was told they would work through the night tonight and deal with the crazy black Friday unappreciative fighting shoppers, or quite possibly would lose their job.
A nurse slept all day yesterday, all through family time and dinner, to rest up and care to the best of their ability for the people that are too sick to be at home with their families during this holiday time, and yet another nurse was the one who had to tell a family member that their dad, grandma, child, aunt, infant's heart is no longer beating.
A doctor had to call quits on the code attempts, maybe after hours of hard work to save that child or young man.
Some EMS crew just got called out to a home where a woman with self-inflicted gun shot wounds is laying in her child's arms, the same child who called 911 crying that their mom was bleeding all over and wouldn't talk to them or open her eyes.
So no. I will not consider myself the main character in a tale of woe.
I am breathing, warm, blessed, and have the love of the amazing Savior, who apparently knew I needed a wake-up call this morning, literally and figuratively. Hug your loved ones today, thank an Officer, thank a nurse, thank your military men and women, kiss your kiddos and hug your Mommas, pray for the souls of the lost. You are blessed. Remember that as you wake and go about your day today and be a blessing to someone else today!
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