Thursdays are such a good time to pause for a minute and "Count my Blessings". I hope you will count YOUR blessings, today, too. We can choose what our mind is fixed on. It can be fixed on everything that is wrong with our lives, everything that makes life hard, everything we would change if we had the power - or we can choose to remember God's faithfulness. His provision. His salvation. His love for us. It's a choice. I hope you will choose today, with me, to thank Him for His goodness and all he has done for us.
So here's my thankful list for today:
2. That my house is decorated for Christmas, courtesy of my kids. Amazing.
3. That the Coach is so very patient with me and tolerant of my headcold-tired-cranky self. Bless his heart.
4. Two projects finished for school last night (Little Pilgrim's Progress poster with 3-D map, "My Own Colony" with laws, map and facts poster). Still have a pioneer toy and few other things to finish up. Along with everyone's class mission projects for Christmas. Grateful for kids who do the work themselves.
5. That I have our Christmas cards done. Not mailed, mind you, but ready to address. Just can't decide whether to spend hours fixing my address list to print the envelopes or write them by hand. At this point, I haven't had time to do either.
6. For bakery thrift stores. Love buying 12 loaves of bread for my freezer at 1/2 price. Son #1 eats the bagels by the bag. Good thing they are so inexpensive!
7. And have I mentioned, lately, how grateful I am for my kids' amazing, wonderful teachers? I love and appreciate them so much. We are blessed. I honestly don't know how they do it! It's a full-time job plus a lot. A lot of them have families of their own to prepare Christmas for. I stand in awe!
8. The anticipation of Christmas break. We learned a long time ago at the troops that anticipation is half of the fun. We sit around and talk about what we will do when school gets out. Driving to see Christmas lights, the live nativity, hot chocolate, Christmas movies, wrapping presents, sleeping in, cooking and baking. So much fun.
9. Receiving Christmas cards in the mail. My kids fight over getting the mail in December! We all love to open the cards and read notes from friends and see the pictures.
10. Lam. 3:21-23 "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Blessings on your Thursday!
3 comments:
I love Christmas holidays too!!!! YEa for family time. I've made a mental list of December things we're NOT doing this year to be able to be more spontaneous and just enjoy each other and the season. Love your list. Can't wait to see your picture in our mailbox. ;)
Ugh. Christmas cards. Need to get on that! Every year I think "next year, I'll get them done before Thanksgiving". Ugh. Looking forward to your card! :)
It always seems that there is such a long list of things to do even when they day has already been so busy and full! A positive outlook and putting some things off for the next day, or the next, or the next...Thanks for posting the thankful lists to keep reminding me to remember all the good things that God faithfully does each week!
Praying the sickness leaves your house fully soon!
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