We are so lucky

Jason and I recently helped a friend move into his first apartment. This friend has been homeless for five years, all he had were the clothes on his back and a handful of things we had given him. He moved into an empty apartment without anything of his own, but he was so happy to have a place for himself and his son. As I was helping them with everything his son was growing more and more excited for Christmas. He kept telling me that he finally had a place for Santa to come and even had a tree for him to leave presents under. The tree he was referring to actually is a big part of what made me realize how lucky I am. This tree, is about four feet tall-if that- and has next to no ornaments on it. Despite it's pitiful look, this little boy is so happy to have an actual tree for once. To see the excitement on this little guys face when he talked about this tree made me realize how good I have it. I realized at that moment that we don't need the biggest and the best, we don't need all the shiny new gadgets, we literally just need each other. I know it sounds super cheesy and stupid, but it's the truth. I am so grateful for all the things we have and I'm so glad I got to witness this awesome moment in my friend's life. We are truly blessed and I hope he continues to get all these blessings and has all the happiness in the world.