Lord I pray, I have a life that's good

Music speaks to me in ways I can't explain. Tonight I was watching Nashville on TV and the song "A Life that's good" was played. I remembered hearing that song on the show before. I went in search of the single on iTunes to download it and hear the whole song. The verse "Lord I pray, I have a life that's good" spoke to my heart. I've been blessed to have a family that has fought for me when I was an unruly teenager and couldn't see the path I was on. Family that lifts me up in prayer and loves me for me including my faults. I'm thankful for a husband who continues to see my good parts and focuses on them and children who call me mom. I'm also blessed to have great friends who have become my family.

There is another line in the song that says "Sometimes I'm hard on me when dreams don't come easy." I felt like that line sums up a good chunk of my life. I dreamed of being the crafty mom who did all these fantastic homemade crafts and had fresh baked cookies on the counter when they came home from school. In reality I was the mom of 4 small children hanging on to the crazy daily ride of life just praying for the day that they would all be in school so I could go to the bathroom by myself.

With the first semester of nursing school wrapping up I am beginning to feel like I can breathe again and find rest in the downtime of the day. I'm so blessed to have a family that stands behind me going to school. It's not always easy on any of us and there are many days I would rather be sitting at a child's concert or helping with homework than focusing on my schooling. I hope through the journey of finding my calling from God and pursuing that calling that my children will see that sacrifice is painful but it will be so worth it in the end when you are traveling down the path that God has set before you.

The last verse of the song says "At the end of the day, Lord I pray, I have a life that's good." I am so blessed to say that I have a life that's good.