some days are better

Some days are better than others, and
Some nights are twice as long, and
Some days I'm more than weak, and
Some nights I'm less than strong, and
Some days I just can't take it, and
Some nights I barely make it, but
Some days are better.
-- Charlie Major, Some Days Are Better

Today my doubts didn't plague me quite so much. Today the kids played in the sunshine and snow. Today the dog didn't vomit on the carpet. Today I thank God for vaccinations and second chances and medicine. D is getting shot up this afternoon, poor little guy. And I think today of my Grandma Jean. A preemie baby in a shoebox, warmed close to the stove, predicted a slim chance to live by the doctor, lived a long life. Another baby, stillborn - whose mother was told to have no more babies, yet had two more. My mom, a miracle - and me too. And all of us. God's mercy and love are unfathomable.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11