get up,

look at yourself in the mirror. What do you see? Look at what you're wearing, how much did your parents have to work their butts off to pay for your clothes? Room? Cell phone? Is this something you expect to just happen to you, or are you thankful? Can you recognize what you have been given?

Most of us can't. We have taken this life for granted and everything that we have, for granted. This little five year old girl, Jessica, didn't have a chance. Didn't have a chance at life. With brain cancer she had to know the hospital as her second home. Her parents are divorced. Her mother lives in Florida, taking care of her while her dad lives in New York. Today, she had a stroke and she was put to sleep. She was the only family member left in her dads life and her mother is alone now. She didn't have a chance to really live, with five years of her life in pain and hope being what kept her going.

Now, look at yourself. Think about everything you whine about, all the problems you have in your life; boy/girl problems, back stabbing friends etc. Is this anything compared to what this little girl had? You can fix these problems, you can move on, you can change the outcome, but what could she do besides pray at night that she would make it a few more years?

After this, I felt like everything I was whining about/worried about had no meaning. I'm stupid. I am very stupid. Boys and friends are going to come and go, no one really stands there next to you through your best and worst besides God. I thought I lost my faith, but that isnt happening. My faith is growing and I'm set, I want to live my life and not take this or the people for granted ever again. I can lose all of you in a heartbeat, and I never really thought of that...