thankful thursdays 2/13

Feb 13, 2014

What an emotional day this has been…finally the anger, despair, and hopelessness are all cried out. The resolve, faith, and hope are back and it is time to focus on gratitude.

• Tonight I am grateful for Kat’s wise words of encouragement. She came and lied in bed with me for a bit this afternoon and helped me see things from a better perspective.
• I am grateful to Sheri for coming with me to my appointment this morning and taking such good care of me. That woman is a rock! She also rearranged her whole day and took my children to the Jazz performance they have been looking forward to all week.
• Tasha’s dinner tonight was delicious – yams, spinach and cucumber salad, and taco soup. She even brought it to me in bed with some words of encouragement. Best of all, she brought me a big bag of Lamoreaux family popcorn – this stuff is my favorite!
• All of my children made it to all of their different activities today.
• My dear husband came home and listened.
• I don’t know why my body is struggling so much and a HUGE part of me wishes I could wave my magic wand and make it all go away, but I can’t and I am choosing to be grateful for this experience. It is hard and it full of opportunities to grow and it is a blessing in many, many ways.
• I am grateful for the trees in my yard that I can see out my bedroom window.
• I am grateful for the fancy tape Jeremy used to hold my foot together. It is really helping.
• I am grateful for ice packs.
• I am grateful for birds in the trees and their chatter.
• I am grateful for my mom and her heartfelt prayers.
• I am grateful for my Heavenly Father and his abundant love.
• I am grateful for my iPad that allows me to connect to the world from my bed.
• I am grateful for water bottles.
• I am grateful for laughter.