"I haven't felt like I need a break from my life lately. Which must mean that right now, I am living a good life."
Then I knocked on wood - because good grief - you are just INVITING trouble by thinking that!
I have lots to blog about and am just behind on downloading pictures and editing. The holidays, a 16 lb turkey, and fixins will do it to ya! :)
But I read this today in my MOPS leadership e-mail newsletter, and I just loved it. SO I am sharing:
“But I trust in Your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in Your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for He has been good to me.” Psalm 13:5-6
Indeed, he has been good to us! Even through the sticky and difficult, he loves us so completely and sends small joys our way, things to make us smile, if we’ll only notice. He pursues us because he loves us so; he rejoices and desperately wants a daily relationship with us. He promises we won’t be alone and holds our hands through our parenting, our marriage, our leadership.
Which made me think of some very little things I am thankful for today:
- Alton Brown's recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey - TRULY a God-send.
- Paper plates/napkins/plastic utensils to help in the post dinner cleanup.
- Whip cream that comes out of a can.
- Beautiful warm (yet still cool!) fall weather. We could have eaten outside! :)
- Large piles of leaves that make my son totally happy.
There are lots of big things, which make us so grateful for our life together. Our family being the biggest of all of them. Both nuclear and extended. Michael has 2 sets of grandparents who are still alive and love being a part of both his life and ours. We are so grateful for the love and generosity they showed us in our youth, which set up a road map for us in parenting Michael during these fun years. We have brothers and sisters(and sister in laws!) who care with us about our lives and who we genuinely love to see.
It is rare in these times to have family such as ours. And for that, we will be forever grateful.
