Blessings

Sometimes I will admit, I feel a bit like Eeyore. Nothing seems good, everything is poop and that’s just how it is. I would prefer to tuck my tail between my legs, let my ears hang low, and go into my little hole. BUT, I know that’s not the answer. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and Ephesians 5:20 tells us to be thankful, always and in every circumstance. Eeyore’s ears perk up, what? How? The truth is, no matter how cruddy things are, there is always something to be thankful for. But we have to train our minds to think that way. We have to work at it. Start a list. Write as many things as you can think of to be thankful for, big or small, it doesn’t matter. Then each day for 30 days, add at least 2 things to that list per day. Why 30 days? Because we are trying to create a habit and change a behavior. I’m not a psychologist but it generally seems to take us at least a month of repetition to really begin to see change…maybe for some it’s longer and for some it’s shorter…you know yourself. So here we go. This is a beginning list for me.

I am thankful for…..

1. My family…my husband, kids, parents siblings, cousins…
2. My friends
3. My health
4. God’s financial provision
5. A roof over my head
6. Movie time with my hubby
7. My dogs
8. Food to eat
9. Being able to cook
10. Trees in my yard
11. A large yard
12. God’s protection over my life..He has kept me safe from more than I’ll ever know
13. Education
14. I have a car that works well
15. Space to workout at home
16. Music…it helps me in my emotions
17. Puzzles with my hubby and sometimes the kids
18. Spring…things slowly turning green and beginning to bloom
19. ICE CREAM!
20. The sound of the little waterfall that my husband built
21. Coffee
22. Hot water in the winter
23. Throwing a baseball around in the backyard with my hubby and daughter
24. The smell of Cherry Blossom trees
25. Earth worms
26. The first sun glow (not a major sunburn) after winter from working in the yard.
27. Planting seeds and watching them grow
28. Working in the garden and digging your hands in the dirt.
29. New plants!
30. Chocolate
31. All cheese
32. Cozy Blankets
33. Oversized, soft hoodies!
34. Sound of birds chirping
35. Squirrels…they are pretty funny if you watch them…especially the fatter ones!
36. Shooting hoops with my kids
37. The crafts my kids make for me
38. Walks…with my kids or my hubby
39. Sunrises and Sunsets
40. Nachos!
41. Listening to doowop music with my hubby
42. Freshly cut grass on a summer day

And the list will go on…it must!