For the week leading up to Thanksgiving, I thought it would be really neat to take some time each day to remember some of the blessings I have, for which I am very grateful! It can be so easy for me to focus on the problems in my life (especially now when school is busy and the holidays, with all their corresponding obligations and expectations, are looming near), but in reality I have so much to be thankful for, and focusing on those things is a wonderful way to cultivate contentment and joy in my heart.
Today I am thankful for...
...a warm bed to wake up in and the chance to start off my day with a hot shower!
...a husband who is home with me (instead of deployed, for example) and lets me snuggle up next to him in the morning when I wake up and don't want to get out of bed yet
...a job with flexible hours that allows me to take classes part-time and gives us an income to live on
...all the kids at Awana on Wednesday night! Working with those kids is one of the highlights of my week :)
...delicious perfect pomegranates from my parents' tree
...the special berries that my husband got for me on Tuesday! Berries in November - crazy, right? Only in Arizona, I guess :)
...a Bible of my own, in my heart language, and the ability to read it and draw closer to God through it.
...amazing grace that never lets me go!
I'm thankful for the $1.50 hot-dog combo deal at Costco!
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