a life in perspective.

it's funny how God works.
i've totally been a whiny whinerson as of late. i don't feel 100%, i have a bad back, little time for myself, a bunch of stuff going, so little time, a sometimes wild child, this list could go on and on and on if i let it.
yesterday, i posted on my facebook that i needed an attitude adjustment, and you know what? i got it big time.
i hate being a complainer and i don't like people who do, but let's face it- we all complain sometimes... and that's okay. sometimes we just need to be heard by someone, anyone.
i've been praying for lots of things lately. nothing material, but for this so- called "attitude adjustment".
well, let me tell you, after everything i witnessed yesterday, i'm going to watch my bad attitude and try my hardest to change it once i recognize it! because God gave it to me big time!
so, yesterday was like any other boring, crap-filled jamie kind of day. chasing daylee, yelling, wanting to smash my brains into a brick wall, ect., ect.
it wasn't until we went to go visit daylee's great grandpa in the hospital(who had just had knee surgery for the second time in a decade) and i watching him struggle with the pain, just inching alone with a walker and a lot of physical support to go to the bathroom and then to get back into bed. it made me feel awful seeing pawpaw do this without a word said about how difficult it was for him. then, while we were there daylee's great uncle clayton was there as well, and whaddya know? he's having the exact same problems as i am and he's not whinnying or bitching(like me). what a wake up call from the Lord.
then to top it off, after leaving the hospital, i took d to medi park and let him play before the sun went down and as i was watching him play, i noticed a little boy that obviously had cancer. this little boy was so pure and beautiful. his head was bald, his skin palor and i couldn't help notice his attitude. he was kind, loving and had a sharing attitude. daylee stopped in front of the swings and the little boy and his brother were swinging and when he saw daylee looking he got up said that daylee could take the swing he was using, of course i said "no". daylee didn't need to swing because he didn't get there first, but also because daylee hates swinging, but i couldn't help feel like a horrible person. here this boy is with a rotten, hellish disease who isn't selfish, who didn't seem to notice that his brother was being unkind to him, but he was willing to share the swing with daylee(even though i know he probably didn't have the energy to run around and slide or chase the other children). that little boy has the exact spirit that i would like to have. a God- given loving, ultra kind attitude.
as we left the park i prayed and thanked God for letting me see these people at this specific time because without having had my eyes opened i probably would still be complaining this very monet, but the Lord with all His grace and love showed me everything i needed to see to change my "bad attitude".
what about you? are there any moments where God shows you where you need an attitude adjustment or where you need Him to change?