May. 9, 2007 - ~* Blessings this Week *~
I am a person who: asks for the bad news first, so she has something good to look forward to; prepares herself for the worst case scenario, so that things can only get better; is afraid of getting too happy because then something bad might happen. Now, for a superstitious person, those things are probably understandable, but for a person who believes in God's love, and believes that "this is the day that the Lord has made", that's not really a God-honoring way to live.
I have no desire to bore you with the details of all that's been happening in our lives the past few years, but suffice it to say, the "realistic" (honesty calls them pessimistic) tendencies have gotten worse.
Lately, the Lord has really been dealing with me about focusing on the blessings, rather than worrying about the very real worst case possibilities.
And so, I don't know whether I'll make this a "Weekly Wednesday"...but, for today at least, here are the things I'm thankful to have enjoyed this past week:
1)Time spent walking, talking, dating, loving my honey.
2) Time spent laughing, teasing, spending time with our sons
3) Walking, laughing, and sharing w/my walking buddy
4) Menu Plan Monday ( I really enjoy participating in that!)
5) Time Travel Tuesday (ditto above!)
6) interaction with the weight-loss and homemaking groups I belong to
7) Going to Borders and Barnes & Noble
8) Enjoying a Starbucks mocha light frapp
9) sitting on our back patio and enjoying God's beautiful creation while having my devotions
and enjoying HIM!
10) Reading good books
11) Reading good blogs
12) Finishing my crocheted baby blanket
13) Having the cardiologist act like he wasn't overly concerned w/my honey's CT scan
14) Finding out my sister's Dr spotted a heart problem, sent her to a cardiologist who
immediately did angioplasty and put a stint in what was a fully blocked valve...and
she's already home and pretty much back to normal!! Is God awesome or what?!
15) Celebrating with a friend her new job with a great increase in pay
16) Playing with our 3 week old kitties
17) browsing cookbooks/cooking magazines
18) Thankful for the health of each member of our family
19) Reconnecting w/some blogging buddies through the tag game (Connie of Wardssward, Cellomom)
20) Hearing some good reports regarding recent prayer requests
I'm sure there are even more (like food on our table, gas in our cars, my honey's job...), but these remind me how blessed I really am!
What would your week's thankful list include? If you decide to make one, please let me know, so I can stop by and read your post.
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