I just read a short story in a Christian book. It made me reflect upon myself, as well as to give thanks for all that I had been given in life, for we shall not take anything that comes by for granted. For me, God has given me a wonderful daddy and mommy, no one could ever replace. :))
Lesson learnt: God carefully weighs each cross we carry. He makes sure it is one not too light to make us complacent in life, nor one too heavy to make us bitter, helpless and desperate. God never gives us a cross we cannot handle. He is always there to help us carry it.
"The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore." [Psalm 121:8]