Blessings

They come into our lives
touch our hearts and souls
and start to build memories
No matter the pain, the frustration,
the sleepless hours
they are precious from the very first moment
Some blessings we enjoy for a lifetime
some for much shorter than we desire
but none the less .. they are blessings

The memories will last a lifetime
the love we feel will last forever
these blessings will NEVER be forgotten
We can dwell on the pain, the loss,
but that makes us sad and miserable
although we can't put those feelings aside
We can think on the love,
the good times .. the smiles,
the laughs .. the happy moments
and still find that we can count our blessings
one by one .. memory by memory
smile by smile and still feel the love we shared.