Thursday, August 23, 2012
Counting My Blessings
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-anonymous
Sometimes I find myself too caught up in life's busyness, too consumed with the work that needs to be done, so frustrated with disobedient children that I forget to be thankful for the little things. Sometimes I am so focused on the way that one of my children plants his foot against his sister's head and shoves, while smirking viciously, the way that the insurance company still didn't pay their portion of the surgery bill, and the fact that there are way too many projects around the house that need to be completed. Sometimes I forget to just stop and be grateful for all of the small blessings in my life. So the other day, I decided to slow down, notice, and make a list of all the little things I'm thankful for. Here's what I came up with:
1. Fresh coffee in my favorite mug
2. Early morning Bible verses
3. Soft, green grass
4. A flower-covered arbor
5. 2 sets of sleepy brown eyes
6. A special envelope in my mailbox
7. After-school stories
8. A drive through the country
9. Puffy, white clouds against a bright blue sky
10. Hugs from my children
11. Homemade banana-berry smoothies
12. A bowl full of ripe, red cherries
13. A cute, little green tree frog clinging to the side of the garage
14. A kiss from sweet little lips
15. A kind salesclerk
16. Happy neighbor kids waving to me from the back of a four-wheeler
17. A stranger's smile
18. Little boys singing along to their favorite songs
19. A helping hand in the kitchen
20. Looking through old family scrapbooks
21. An improving medical report
22. A freshly-mowed yard
23. Squeals of delight as I chase a child around the house :-)
24. Adventures in Odyssey stories
25. A mid-week church service
26. Willing nap-takers
27. Bible stories
28. A big pot of chili
29. Gorgeous pink clouds at sunset
30. 3 little voices saying bedtime prayers in unison
What are you thankful for today?
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Yesterday I drove 9 hours to bring my eldest son to college for his second yr. This time minus the anxiety of the Freshman yr & what we were doing. I had the opportunity to reflect and to be in the moment with him. It will be several months until I have the opportunity to hug him again and talk while looking into his eyes. Being the eldest he is sort of my benchmark, to remember how quickly all the others will grow and we will not be parenting them day to day. But, I have to laugh, when in the moment with a little one who is misbehaving or overtired and cranky, it can be God's Grace which helps us to focus on remembering then and there this is only for a moment and this shall pass too. We are so not perfect but you have found a fantastic way to focus and look at the beauty which our Holy Father blesses us with each and everyday if we only look. Thanks for sharing! SO glad you had so many happenings to be thankful for. Be well.... Michelle
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