Thankfulness

This weekend I was having a conversation with some good friends. Life has been difficult for all of us lately and one of the things that came up was the question why some people seemed to be so blessed and we are struggling. Now honestly we were looking at the monetarily side of this. I don't want a whole lot, but I do want to provide for my family's needs and I believe that is what the others were expressing too.

This morning as I was reading through my Bible I read about thinking on the positive things and then I read in Lamentations 3 that in all of our struggles we have hope in God. Then I started thinking about my friend Julie. She has been struggling with where God has placed her and someone suggested she do a list of things she is thankful for. So I decided to do one. I'm not going to do 25 like she did, but I will do 10. I may also try to do this once a week. Please feel free to join me I would love to see your lists too. So leave me a comment.

1. God's mercy and grace
2. The dawn of a new day
3. The breathe of life
4. A faithful, supporting husband
5. 5 beautiful healthy children
6. A warm (cool) home
7. Enough food to feed my family for at least a month
8. A running a vehicle to get me around.
9. Good friends to laugh with me when I'm laughing and cry with me when I'm crying. ( I love you guys)
10. The doe and her small baby who ate breakfast in my backyard this morning as I was drinking my coffee.