Redefining Luck

I have never been "bumped up" or made an earlier flight. I have never been given a warning or let out of a ticket. I have never won a drawing or prize. I just don't have that kind of luck. That's my mom and my sister...things always work out for them. And it seems like a lot of my friends are lucky too. Freebies, discounts and getting the last of something always seems to happen to someone else.

At least that is how I have looked at things for a long time. But the other day, after our exciting snow followed by the quick melt, a huge icicle fell from my roof and barely missed me. How lucky! Somehow it took the shattering of ice crystals on the glorious sunny day for me to shake myself out of my glass half-empty blues. I have never been in a car accident, I have healthy children, close friends and family. I have a roof over my head and always have and none of us have ever missed a meal.

I have always known how many great things I have in my life but somehow I got lost in the little details. The things that may sometimes make life easier but not necessarily better.

Kate S.

Family fun - while writing this I decided on a craft I wanted to share with my kids to explore how lucky/blessed we are. For the month of March and as we celebrate the Lenten season in our home I am going to put a "pot" out that we will fill with gold coins (gold pieces of paper) that we will write why we are lucky. I'll have us do this as we sit down for dinner. I can't wait to hear the conversations that come out of this endeavor!