It's Good to Be Me

Now Brenda has tagged me with something entirely new. It's another way for me to count my blessings and realize what a wonderful life I have, and therein my children have wonderful lives.

1. No one has a perfect childhood, no one. I can remember wondering why we didn't have Ward and June Cleaver for parents...I can't explain it to you, but it's good to be me because we were loved and not spoiled, and although my parents often misunderstood me, my grandparents never did. How lucky was that?



2. When I was twenty I found the perfect man, or he found me...I guess we found each other. It was a first marriage for us both and we muddled through it, making mistakes along the way, but loving each other completely throughout it. It is good to be me because I see no reason for the situation to change in the very least.



3. I see them collecting coats for children and it is good to be me because I am able to donate coats and my children and granddaughter have never had to go cold or hungry.



4. Although I have health issues, it is good to be me because financially I don't have to choose between getting my medicine this month or buying groceries to feed us for the month.



5. I don't have scads of friends who live nearby, I can tell you their names and still have one hand left. But the four I consider to be my friends I would trust with the deepest darkest secret in my life. And they know who they are. It's good to be me because they will never question that their names are written in my heart.

6. I have two sons and in turn they have given me two daughters. I have one granddaughter. It's good to be me because they are all healthy and intelligent and while I may worry about them, I really have no reason to worry about them.

7. I love to write and have a passion for words, though sometimes when it's wet and cold my fingers get so stiff and painful that it's hard to sit at the keyboard and type. It's good to be me because I am too cantankerous to let it take control and am able to fight through the pain and keep on keeping on.

8. Finally, it's good to be me because I have learned not to let anything get me down...I am strong willed and that in itself is a blessing. I'd like to thank Brenda for reminding me that it's so much better to count your blessings instead of sheep.

I'd like to ask these four to tell us why it's good to be them:
Mary at http://www.marymaryfairlycontrary.blogspot.com/
Teresa at http://www.tpmom4ever.blogspot.com/
Kathy at http://www.justabeachkat.blogspot.com/
Joan over at http://www.jcjourneys.blogspot.com/
and finally, Cassie at http://www.thisismockingbirdhill.blogspot.com/

No, I lied, I want to know more about SusieQ at http://www.rabbitruncottage.blogspot.com/
and Jenn and Jacqui at http://www.thebowerbirdsnest.blogspot.com/
and Vee at http://www.ahavenforvee.blogspot.com/
and Penny at http://www.lavenderhillstudio.blogspot.com/ and that ever so quiet Christine at http://www.epiphanyprayer.blogspot.com/
You are so interesting, I like to know more about why it is so great being you, that next week I intend to tag 9 more, and keep doing it till I get you all.
I wonder if this is what you might call a prayer chain?