Counting my blessings

A lot of crap has been going on health-wise with some friends and family the last few months. Bad sh*t that makes me so sad just thinking about it. I have been grateful so many times over that right now my family is healthy and not having to deal with what these other families are going through. These mothers and fathers and grandparents deserve medals, but that still wouldn't make any of it go away. For those of you out there, and you know who you are, know that I think of you often, that I sometimes shed tears for you, and that I regularly send you prayers and hugs even if you don't know it. You're the reality check on a fast-paced life that makes me stop and hug my kids a little longer and drags me half-way around Houston chasing my marathoner.