Yesterday and today I was very sick all day. At times as I got better I felt selfish because I thought maybe I could have helped my wife more with the kids.

My daughter was sick and so my wife laid her down with me and we watched Sleeping Beauty.

Nevertheless, I did help some especially with dinner and I am grateful that I am recovering from this flu after only a couple of days. I remember a few years ago when I would get sick for a week or weeks. I recall parts of my life when I would get sick and relapse and stay sick for a month or months.

I am grateful today that I am not abusing my body and mind in the way that I did all those years.

I thought today about how importance spiritual fitness is because even if I make all the right moral choices, nature will throw me low spots.

I was grateful today that I get the opportunity to raise my children well.

Thanks be to God.