There’s this really funny episode of “Spongebob” where Spongebob thinks that he is ugly because no one will talk to him. His friends are trying to encourage him to be strong but in one moment of weakness, he exclaims, “I’m spiraling, I’m spiraling!” The thought of being ugly is more than he can bear and he is losing control. Come to find out, it wasn’t that he was ugly, he just had rancid breath. 
What’s the point you ask? I kinda feel like Spongebob. I’m feeling a little sad today. The Holidays are over and I guess I’m feeling…blue. I was trying to get my wife to commiserate with me this afternoon. “Aren’t you sad,” I asked. Her response was “no”, and when I asked why she told me. She began to run down the list of all the reasons we have to be happy and she’s right. As I think about the last year, God has been so faithful to my family. He has provided for us, our friends, and our church in amazing ways. One year ago, my mom was diagnosed with cancer. Surgery, Chemotherapy, and radiation, which ended today, ensued and she is now cancer free and healing. I have a lot to be thankful for.
Now, I’m mostly kidding about spiraling out of control. I do love the Holidays and I am sad that they’re over but I know they’ll be here again before I know it. I also know that there are plenty of people for whom the Holidays bring genuine sadness for a variety of reasons. I pray for those people. To end, I guess I just want to say I’m so thankful for the way God loves me and for the ways He shows it every day.
