The good, the bad, the ugly, and the blessings.

Today has been a day of contradictions. 

The Good~ My church is having a revival Monday through Wednesday and one of my favorite preachers is preaching for it, Bro. Jon Jenkins. I got to see my best friend Megan Saturday and give her her birthday present. She gave me a cute little album of our trip to Florida. I'm listening to an amazing cd from a friend that is so beautiful and touching that it makes me cry. A good friend that I see once a year texted me this morning and we had a great conversation. I'm singing a solo one night for the revival. I won a giveaway here that I didn't expect to win. I now have a mint necklace to go with all the mint clothes I've been getting. :) 

The Bad~ I found out this morning that the grandmother I never met (my biological father's mother) is on her deathbed, and I'm too far away to get to her before she dies. Due to uncontrollable circumstances, I won't be able to sing tonight, and I'll also miss the preaching of one of my favorite preachers that I haven't seen in two years. I can't even cook, do housework, or play with my siblings. 

The Ugly~ The reason for almost all of the Bad is because I woke up this morning with pink eye. I can't put in my contacts, so I feel blind, and I'm terrified of infecting my family, so I'm becoming a hermit in my room. It's my first time ever having this, and it happened at a very bad time. 

The Blessings~ We found out that I can get medicine over the counter, so I don't have to go to the doctor. No one in my family has gotten the pink eye. It doesn't itch or burn as badly as I've heard that pink eye can. All this alone time in my room is giving me plenty of time to read and study. I talked to my choir director, and I'll be able to sing tomorrow night and hear the preacher then. It's better that I got pink eye now then the end of this week. My biological father believes that his mother is saved, so I feel a little better believing that she's going to Heaven where she won't be in pain and can be with her recently departed husband. 

It's truly been a few days of ups and downs. But if you notice, the good and the blessings are much longer than the bad and the ugly. I've learned that when you focus on all the good around you, that the bad seem  minuscule in comparison. One of the best remedies for depression or pre-depression is looking at a friend, family member, or church member, and praying for their problems. It could be a child in the hospital, a sick parent, or a loved one that needs salvation. Most of the time, taking your focus off your problems and praying for someone else's will be a tremendous help.