Footprints in the Sand

Since I have had to do crazy stuff recently, aka withdraw from my first class ever and having to petition to keep my scholarship along with catching up in my Nutrition class before the term ends in 2 weeks, I have had an abnormal amount of time to sit back and reflect. Reflecting can be good, but also due to what has happened recently it can be bad too. I think I am finally getting through the shock stage of everything that has happened and I think it is kind of starting to hit me. Which is hard. I almost wish I could stay in the shock mode/military mode where I try to just fill every second of my day so that I have no time to think/break down.

But through all of this, I have learned to lean on my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ even more. I feel bad that I feel like I need them in my life more than ever right now, but boy do I. I don’t even know if I could function if it wasn’t for the support I have received through Them. It reminds me of a poem that I have heard time and time again, and was even recited at my grandpa’s funeral. It is called “Footprints in the Sand” and I truly love it so here it is:

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish,
sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The years when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you.”