What Really Matters

Whew! What a crazy crazy month December has been. My Superman hasn't been working for the last two weeks. This is not by choice mind you, this is due to many factors...not the least of which is the economy. We have been stressed to the max about how to pay for Christmas (somehow we managed), how to pay our bills (we're behind but not desperate...yet) and when or IF Superman will be going back to work. (Barack, I love ya, but you getting elected has just thrown the oilfield business into a tizzy. Don't let me down, PLEASE!) And I understand that a lot of us are in the same boat right now. Things are uncertain, money is tight and who knows when it's all going to turn around.

The fact of the matter is this...No matter how little money I have, no matter what kind of house I live in or what kind of car I drive, no matter what the future has in store for me...what REALLY MATTERS is that my family is near me, my children are happy, my husband is healthy.

So for the first day of the New Year I was determined to spend it without care. I didn't think about money or bills or work or the future. Today I stood at the bottom of the hill and looked up at my family and my heart filled with joy at the sound of my Little Tomato's giggle ringing through the frost filled valley. I held by breath as I watched my Superman slide toward me at breakneck speed and I laughed hysterically at my beautiful Cleo running and jumping through the snow like a wild deer. My family is so beautiful. I hope they know how happy it makes me just to be near them. I watched the sun set behind the mountain and thanked God for reminding me of the things that matter most. And the feeling that coursed through my body, making me toasty and warm was just this...everything is going to be alright.