1. Kristin's acceptance letter to Bethel's nursing program. Good job, Kristin!
2. Celebrating my mom's birthday!
3. Stephanie's trip to Colorado with the concert choir. They had a great time!
4. Unexpected phone calls and texts from Steph while she was gone.
5. Numerous encouraging words from some good friends.
6. Shopping and lunch (2x!) with Lindsay.
7. Steph got a job!
8. Roselyn has started track and seems to be really liking it.
9. I received nice email from Roselyn.
10. I had a nice chat with my future son-in-law on the phone. He made me laugh!
11. I got a package in the mail from my thoughtful husband. (It was a book on Italy.)
12. Hugs every day from the boys.
13. A SKYPE call from Kristin today.
This is a great list, isn't it? I know that there are many more things I could add to this list. So why do I keep thinking that last week was such a difficult week??? Maybe it is all in my perspective. I need constant reminders of God's goodness in my week because I have a nasty habit of focusing on the bad things. A friend of mine encouraged me a few months ago to make a list of 3 things that I am thankful for each day and I have been working on that little assignment. As I look at my list of highlights, I see a lot of GOOD stuff that happened in the last week. Yep, I do have a lot to be thankful for. Living with gratitude is a great way to keep perspective. Thanks to YOU for helping me with that.
1 comment:
Hey, Mary! As I was reading your blog,I thought of "household glue". After it sets, you don't see it anymore. But it's purpose to stabilize things "does the trick". As I looked at your list, I thought of the number of things that stabilize our families during the tough times and the best of times. Keep that list handy! Those "everyday" happenings are gluing your family together! Thanks for sharing. Rox
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