It's NOT All About Me!

I am a firm believer that God puts things in your life to wake you up, open your eyes, or get you out of that daily rut you are in.  This past week, God definitely opened my eyes.  Lately I have been all about me, me, me.  I have to get to the gym no matter what, I need to get this done, I need help with that, I need to get to the kids to bed on time so I can relax....and the list goes on and on! I never thought selfish would be a word that I would use to describe myself, especially during the middle of a deployment!  I have just been so self-centered lately, only focusing on what I need to do and get done.  Well, God taught me a lesson this week...It's NOT all about me, and never should be!  I don't want to go into details about everything that happened in this situation, so all I will say is that I very unexpectedly took two more kiddos into my house this past week.  From Tuesday-Saturday I was a mommy of four boys!  It was crazy, it was stressful, it was such a blessing!  Having those two adorable kids in my house and thinking about their situation made me realize just how blessed I am.  It wasn't about me anymore (even though there were many times I wished it was), it was about those boys.  Most of the week, I complained about it to Josh, who kept reminding me that it wasn't about me...gosh I hate it when he's right! :-)  But he was so right, and I feel so bad for all the complaining I did.  I am so glad the Lord chose me to be there for those boys.  It was an honor to help them out, and such a blessing in disguise.  I also have to thank my mom, who helped me out tremendously while the boys stayed with me.  Having a good support system is CRUCIAL during a deployment, and we have been so incredibly blessed to have so many people supporting us.  So thank you to all of you who have helped us, whether it has been praying for us, mailing Josh a card or package, watching the boys for me, coming to spend time with us, emailing Josh some words of encouragement...anything and everything that you have done for us, we appreciate.  Seeing the situation that unfolded this past week with these kids showed me that not everyone has that kind of support, and I am so thankful that we do.  We love you all, and thank you all for everything you continue to do in support of us!  And please remember David, and his family, in your prayers.  He is one of Josh's soldiers that is going through a very tough time right now.  Thanks!  Hopefully, when that selfish nature of mine starts creeping back in as I know it will,  I will look back at this past week and remember that it isn't all about me!