When you count your blessings,
You realize that life can be beautiful 
even in the midst of pain and anquish
Since I am currently walking in the shadow of death,
I can already see beauty growing in the ashes,
even after just a few weeks,
God doesn’t promise us an easy life,
Or a life without pain and trouble,
But he does promise to be there with us 
when we are in the midst of trials.
And he has been there for me.  
Every hour of every day, which is one
of the blessings I am counting