"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." —G.K. ChestertonThere are weeks when the gratitude—the seeing and naming of the gifts of God—seems to flow like a swollen spring stream. Then, there are others when I must force my eyes to see what is right in front of me.
Then there are weeks like these that I am in.
Weeks of crazy busyness.
Days when all that runs around my mind are the things yet undone, all those details that must be taken care of before I can get on the airplane on Friday night and feel as though everything here is good.
These are the days I am living in.
And the thing that gets sacrificed, is the noticing. I know the gifts are there. I can see them all around me, the ways God shows His love for me... I am just too busy to write them down. And at the end of the day, when my head finally stops spinning, remembering them to write them down is almost impossible.
So, there are not many gifts this week, not for a lack of them existing, just for a lack of paying attention.
This week, no matter how busy it will be, I will force myself to pay attention.
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I am thankful for...
207:: a co-worker who always remembers to send me what I need before I need it... actually, well before I need it!
208:: a bus shelter in a torrential downpour.
209:: blonde{r} hair!
210:: Italian strawberry cake {photo to come}
211:: gracious friends who ate and raved about the cake, even though it wasn't completely baked, albeit very yummy, if I may say so myself!
212:: movie night with the girls.
213:: Sunday afternoon naps.
214:: "I have not stopped thanking God for you..." {Ephesians 1:16} All the friends who make my life the beautiful place that it is; this week in particular, my movie night girls, Barbara, Erynne, Merrilee, Jenn & Lyndsay. And, although absent geographically, always present in my soul on a movie night, Alicia...who comes home this week! {something else to be thankful for!}
What are you grateful for?
2 comments:
Hi I came over from Ann's. I can totally relate not being able to remember the gifts when you actually sit down to write them! Happens to me every Sunday night when I sit down to recount :)
I think though that even the simple act of sitting to remember is great and we make the time to thank our Father for everything (we remember) He is doing for us.
Plus you are still way ahead of me so you can be happy about that lol.
God bless and keep counting!
Visiting from Ann's...love #213 when I get one! Thanks for sharing your list.
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