in hardship comes strength

in hardship comes strength. i thought that was a good title for a blog and something to good to write about at this time. yes yesterday was a very sad day and those families and friends of those families and just that town period will be sad and depressed for a while. but i know that there will be a day that will come that they will see that they have strength. you do not realize the strength that you have until you go thru a hardship. and you may not realize the strength that some one else has until they go thru a hardship (no i am not talking about physical strength. i am not talking about emotional, mental strength.) i have seen people in my family go thru some hardship this year. i seen my sister and her kids loose her husband and their father but i have witness and is amazed at the strength that they have shown. i have seen family members go thru a divorce and the strength that they have learnt that they have from that. i have seen family members struggle with money problems and they are getting thru that and yes that have the strength to get thru it. like with mike and i we have struggle with infertility every since we got married (which so far it has been 8 and half years of trying) and i am surprised that we have not broken down at all. i am amazed at the strength that i have during this time. yes i know some people might say that is nothing come paired to other things that is going on in this world but let me tell you if you have never struggled with infertility you do not know what it is like. you do not know the up and downs you can have with each month of finding out that you are not going to be a parent. i hope and pray that no one has to go thru all this. i hope and pray that one day people will stop killing others. but i do have to believe that until that day comes that we are here for a reason and to learn what kind of strength we do have. and you know where that strength comes from. i do, in my heart i believe that god gives us what he knows we can handle and sometimes he shows how much strength we truly have in ways  that is difficult for us in that moment to go thru but he shows us.

now i want to take the time to say this, dont just use yesterday or day or the next few days to see how and be thankful of how blessed you are. do it everyday. tell your love ones that you love them as much as you. yes they may get tired of you saying all day long but dont ever let them walk out the door or hang up the phone without telling them you love them. as you can never tell what will happen. always kiss your kids and your spouse good night. always be there for you family and friends when they need you. no it doesnt take money to be there for them. all it takes is just being there. letting them know you are thinking of them. and remember you have the strength to get thru anything. oh and dont let a tragedy alone bring you together. come together everyday.