Last night I went to the wake of the truck driver who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. His name is Ken Olsen and he was married to Anna and has two kids, Ken & Kristen. Please pray for Anna. I know the pain she is feeling and she is going to need God's strength to get through it.
Going there was a huge flash back for me and was rather hard, but also a good reminder of how precious life is. I find myself getting annoyed with little things and I am trying my best to stop that. I have so many blessings in my life and I need to focus on those, but the things that I cannot change. Sure I would love to have my sister back and to have Timmy living a block away still... but that is not the way it is. However, I have a husband who makes me feel so loved and taken care of. I have the privilege of seeing the love in his eyes when he smiles at me and often times I'm too busy to notice. He'll come home from work and give me a kiss while I'm cooking and I'll just take it and move on to stirring the noodles rather than showing him how much I appreciate him. I also have an awesome daughter who makes me smile and laugh and who has shown me that life goes on every day and to just keep taking it day by day. I don't know what tomorrow holds but I do know that I'm going to try my best to appreciate the small things and not worry about things I cannot change.
The saying that has gotten me through the hardest times is:
God grant me courage to change the things I can, serenity to accept the things I cannot change and wisdom to know the difference.
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- The Jensen Family
- Cortland, IL, United States
- This is my attempt at keeping those who are interested updated with our life. We love to be home but we also love spending time in Wisconsin (where Pete was raised). Our main hobby is boating/beaching and spending time with our family and friends. I am a very blessed girl and happens to be married to a guy who is just perfect for me. Our baby girl, Makenzie, is crazy... fun... and so darn loveable. We have learned through some tough experiences to live life to the fullest every day and to really appreciate the blessings in our life. I am very thankful that God is in control and I have peace in knowing that.
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I totally hear you, I feel like when I am going crazy with the babies fussing, I stop and think, thank you Sweet Jesus for me kids being healthy enough to be able to fuss at me. I did take advantage of Josh being so attracted to me... God gave him that gift (cause I know I am not attractive right now, preggers in two years, anyways) I miss that so much, when he gets home, I am soaking up all the kisses and love he will give me!
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