humbled. thankful. blessed.

This time of the year in particular there is a lot of thought given to thanks. I am thankful for many things in my life but tonight as I write this, I am not only thankful but overwhelmingly humbled as well. We are so truly blessed by our family (and friends) and tonight as some news weighs heavily on my mind I can’t help but feel anything but humbled by the people in our lives.

Another person in my life just tonight is dealing with the life-shattering news of the big C. Cancer. As the diagnosis and potential treatment will continue to evolve over the next few days, I am realizing my family once again will more than likely need to “divide and conquer”.

I am reminded of two years ago when my grandfather was in the hospital just before he passed away. My brother, at the very same time was having an emergency appendectomy. If only they had been at the same hospital but of course, he was 45 minutes away. So we split up. Took shifts. Tried our best to spread the love and support to all the places it needed to be at once. It’s not just that everyone came together and made it happen, but that they gave of themselves and their time so willingly without question or hesitation. And I am humbled.

Now as I prepare for one of most joyous possible events of welcoming our little boy (and a hospital stay of my own) my family is three hours away in Seattle preparing for a lot of unknowns. Once again, the love and support is needed in two places at once and even more distance. Timing as they say, is everything. So with all these things and then some heavy on my heart I am once again thankful and humbled and blessed for the family I get to rely on.