Blessed!

I'm so blessed I can hardly see straight! Praise God in His highest heaven for all of the wonderful blessings He's given me!

Let's see if I can list a few:

1. I met, fell in love with, and married the most wonderful woman on the planet! She absolutely completes me in every way and she doesn't seem to see any of my faults at all! I love her absolutely!

2. I have excellent health, which after years of looking over annual physical reports for the entire workforce of my former employer, is somewhat rare! Last check-up, my blood pressure was 114/72 (I told the nurse that it's not usually that high...I must be nervous!), my cholesterol was 130 (but my HDL was in the "high" range, which means my chance of an arterial blockage in my heart is practically nil), my EKG showed abnormal because of bradycardia (heart beats too slow!) and my chest x-ray was clear (except for the clear image of Jesus in the middle - looked a little like the image on the shroud of Turin!)

3. I have a great job, which I dearly love! I'm a teacher and coach, as many probably know already. "My" kids keep me young at heart and coaching the boys in football and basketball has been my lifelong dream! So basically, I'm living out my fantasy at work!

4. A couple of months back, I got a new truck. It's a 2007 F-150 Supercab (I always buy a supercab - more interior storage for those things that need to be kept dry and clean). For some reason, I qualified for 0% financing, which made the note on the new truck about $200 less per month than what I was paying on the old one!

5. I know I don't have to tell anyone who knows me, but for the "tirekickers" out there, my greatest blessing of all is that Jesus loves me! He took me in, washed me clean, forgave me of all of the bad things I've ever done or thought, and sent His own Holy Spirit to live in me and help me live in Him! This is truly the greatest blessing of all and I will praise God every day for it forever!

Okay...I know that I've listed some pretty terrific things and you may be thinking "this guy's life is just peaches and cream! No troubles at all!" Well, I have the same problems a lot of other people have, I just don't dwell on them and I don't let them steal my joy! The problems I have are miniscule compared to the blessings, so why should I dwell on the speck of sawdust when the plank is so big? The moral of the story? Count your blessings and make a choice to praise God for what He's given rather than worry about what you DON'T have! Praise God forever! - Dan