Bloom Where You're Planted
Aug. 9, 2008
It's the Little Things

Posted in Miscellaneous Matters

Sometimes, it’s the little things in life that bring us the most joy.  It is important, especially when in the midst of trials or difficulties, to focus on the little blessings (as well as the big ones) God gives each and every day.  When we “count our blessings”, we will truly be able to, as the song says, “see what God has done” for us.   As I tend to be a pessimistic person, I am often guilty of focusing on what is going wrong, when I really should be looking for the good things and thanking God for them.  I need to focus instead on things like:

 

An afternoon of sunshine after weeks of dreary, gray, drizzly weather

Hearing my daughter ask her big brother “Are you my friend?” to which he replies “Yes, I’m your friend.”

The taste of fresh blueberries on cereal

The dimples in my baby boy’s knees

How fresh and sweet my little girls smell after their bath

Watching my boys work on a project by their father’s side

A row of newly canned jars of jam

The smell of earth and growing things as I work in the garden

The feeling of a little hand in mine

The twinkle in my husband’s eye

My little boy, proud to be his father’s son, bragging how his daddy is the best cabinetmaker in the whole world and how he can build anything (which is, of course, quite true)

The quiet that falls over the house after the children have gone to sleep

A green, thick, freshly mowed yard

Chocolate

A cool swim on a hot day (haven’t had much of those this summer, but I can still be grateful for the ones I have had)

Listening to my husband read the Bible

Sunset over the mountains

A phone call from a friend

 

How about you? What little things can you be grateful for?  Please leave a comment and share how you are counting your blessings.

 


Comments

Aug. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by KayinPA

Hi Kay,

Thanks for the reminder to be thankful. Just been reading and catching up on your blog since its been ages! Congratulations on your "new" baby! Mine just turned a year old recently. I finally figured out that young woman in the picture holding the two girls was YOU! LOL! I love reading your blog it is such a blessing.

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Aug. 11, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by KayinMaine

Heehee, thanks for stopping by, KayinPA! Yes, the "young woman" in the picture on the sidebar is me with my two little girls. I should do a post sometime about how often I am told that I look much younger than I am. ;-)

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