keeping things in perspective

Just after I posted the last post, I read this post that was linked from another blog in my rss feed. The theme of housing and the abundance of what we are used to in this culture is on my mind. It's hard to keep the focus off myself no matter where I live and what my circumstances, but it's even harder for me recently. Living in the States is no small part of that, with all that we have here and all we have to compare ourselves to. So, I'm thankful to have reminders to know I'm blessed in order to be a blessing.