On Gratitude

Confession:  I found myself in a really bad mood this morning.  I was reminded of some circumstances that make me angry and after spending some time thinking about them, I am tired of that and I want to think about what I am thankful for so . . .

Today I am thankful for:

1.  My Husband.  He is out in the cold and the snow working so our family can keep body and soul together.
2.  The moisture from the snow because it will make things beautiful in the spring.
3.  A garage so that Hubby can park inside and his truck will start.  When he parked on the curb the truck wouldn't start.
4.  My son who was up before I was and had his Bible out.
5.  My house which has a storage area so I can put things away and not look at clutter all day and rooms for three of our four kids.  They love having their own space after sharing for many years.
6.  My daughter's Sunday School teacher who makes Sunday's a special day for her.
7.  The friends I have who listen to what I have to say and encourage me.
8.  The way my oldest daughter expresses gratitude for the things her dad and I do to help her reach her goals.
9.  The way the kids will surprise me by doing things like cleaning their rooms without being told that they have to clean them or the way my son cleaned off the kitchen counters one night before bed without me asking him to clean them off.
10.  I am thankful for God who calms me when I am angry because life is unfair and not beautiful all the time.
11.  I am thankful for friends who stopped by with a basket of goodies for us last week.  I was thankful when they came by but when we found out that Hubby's paycheck was going to be delayed I was doubly thankful.
12.  I am thankful that the kids love to hang out with their family.  We sat around and played games last week and they all seemed to really enjoy it.
13.  I am thankful that my husband will cook for us . . .I started a batch of potato bread dough last week and he took over and deep-fried up quite a bit of it.  He also made a dip out of sour cream, cream cheese and garlic salt that we ate with it.  That was our supper and it was so good.  We just stood around the island in the kitchen and inhaled it.  Yummy!  Last night he made fried rice for us and again, we just inhaled it because it was so good.  His style of cooking is different than mine and it is a treat when he cooks for us.
14.  I am thankful that my third child motivates me to exercise even when I have no desire to get moving!
15.  I am thankful for good memories, even though I tend to gravitate towards the negative ones.
16.  I am thankful for a new day, a clean canvas, if you will.
17.  And just for all the things I take for granted every day . . .even if my things are old and worn, I HAVE those things.  Some people don't have multiple pairs of shoes or jeans.  They just don't.  I am thankful, even if my stuff isn't as cool as some of the stuff I see on other people.  That's okay.  It works.  :)