Blessed Family

Fresh Start

2009-02-06T11:28:00.002-06:00

As is evident by the length between my last post and this, I fell off the Gratitude wagon. A series of events, including a ruined furnace and subfreezing temps, a fallen ceiling beam, and not a single job prospect for either of us, have conspired to rob us of our joy.

Just as God's mercies are new every morning, so is hope. While I know that I should have chosen hope in midst of my circumstance, I am grateful that He allows me to choose it again now, on this bright crisp day when anything seems possible.

Hurby has a job prospect, short-term but still a job. I will figure our taxes this weekend and then move on to a few creative projects I've been mulling over for some time. Buddy is enjoying school for the first time in a long while. We are healthy and we are together. Life is good.

Hope

2009-01-11T22:15:00.001-06:00

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Lamentations 3: 21-23

Joy in the morning

2009-01-07T08:17:00.001-06:00

Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to
recognize how good things really are.

~ Marianne Williamson

The sun is shining! The birds are singing!

2009-01-07T07:54:00.000-06:00

The tank is clean!

Oops! Sorry! I was channeling Peach from Finding Nemo. Love that movie. Allison Janney's voice was perfect for that role.

Thankful today for

sunshine
hot coffee
central heating
pleasant mornings with Spence before school
quiet after he's gone
purring cat beside me
laptops that allow me to post comfortably

Life is good.

New Year

2009-01-06T11:03:00.000-06:00

Counting our blessings:

1. 2009 is a new year. A new year in which to achieve great things - or mediocre things - ours to decide.

2. Living in a great school district. It is a good feeling to know that we are sending our son to people who care about him, who will educate him fully, who will help him rise to his full potential.

3. The wood-burning fireplace in our living room. Comforting on a dreary (read "rainy") Mississippi winter day.

2008-11-11T10:13:00.000-06:00

Thank you, Veterans.

2008-11-08T17:39:00.001-06:00

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

2008-11-03T22:32:00.000-06:00

Marilyn Thomsen : And while it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfillment in being ordinary. For the joys that last have little relationship to achievement, to standing one step higher on the victory platform. What is the adventure in being ordinary? It is daring to love just for the pleasure of giving it away. It is venturing to give new life and to nurture it to maturity. It is working hard for the pure joy of being tired at the end of the day. It is caring and sharing and giving and loving…

Thankful

2008-11-02T16:14:00.000-06:00

time with Hubby home
fruit popsicles
good books
football (even when my team stinks)
reliable vehicles

2008-10-21T09:17:00.001-05:00

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next. ~ Mignon McLaughlin

2008-10-21T09:15:00.000-05:00

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it. ~ Maya Angelou

Thankful

2008-10-18T00:03:00.001-05:00

creative outlets
crisp, bright autumn days
lunch with Hubby
"Mama, I need some loves."
peace of mind

2008-10-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

William Henry Channing : To live content with small means; to seek
elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study
hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars
and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all
cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasion, hurry never; in a word,
to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through
the common. This is to be my symphony.

Thankful Thursday

2008-10-09T22:14:00.000-05:00

I'm sick, but I'm not chronic or terminal or even bedridden.
My boy took care of himself while Mama was heaving.
Hubby is home at this time.
Annual physical results are in: all is well except for a bit of anemia!
Great time in Memphis with friends

Thankful Thursday (a day late)

2008-10-03T13:14:00.000-05:00

friendly AND helpful customer service representatives
good medical insurance
clean carpet
beautiful autumn days
a juxtaposition: Hubby's job has become more solidified - at the expense of a collegue. thankful for the security; sad for the other family.

Normal Day

2008-09-29T12:13:00.000-05:00

As I watch Buddy bloom before my eyes, I marvel at the boy he is now and anticipate the man he will become. I try hard to squeeze every drop of "normal" from the day, knowing that though the days are long, the years are short. Soon my little boy will be gone, replaced by a man, and all I will have of this time is memories.

found on http://aliedwards.typepad.com/ :

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return. ~ Mary Jean Iron