thankful tuesday

Happy Thanksgiving week! I'm back with three simple things of thanks...beautiful moments among the ordinary, every Tuesday from me to you. As you are looking forward to a day full of family, food, and maybe some retail shopping, what are YOU thankful for?

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." -W.T. Purkiser

one: a bonus day with my little bit. She was up sick last night, so I stayed home with her today, and I'm loving all the extra squeezes I get to get in when I should be at work. (Plus, she's feeling better-double thanks!)

two: Furry rain boots on a cold and rainy day. Thank you Costco.

three: moments of peace and a fur blanket.

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thankful tuesdays

Three simple things of thanks...beautiful moments among the ordinary every Tuesday from me to you.

"It is not happy people who are thankful, it is thankful people who are happy." -Unknown

one: A beautiful weekend celebrating the littlest sis' birthday in Winston-Salem. {Hello, sir in the back}.

two: A beautiful 70 degree mini-break to thaw out from the cold. And a cooperative fat dog who lets a baby bury her in leaves.

three: imagination, through the eyes of a one year old. A cabinet is a hiding spot, a colander is a kaleidoscope, and the stairs make an excellent tummy slide. Seeing the world through her little eyes is amazing and hilarious.

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Thankful Tuesday

Today...when I am lacking in sleep and have just had a rough day,  I will choose joy. 

"Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body." Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)

1.  Parks. Seeing a park through your child's eyes is a picture of pure joy. 

2. Halloween! The spooky day hasn't arrived yet, but all of the preparations from decorating to fall festivals leaves me full of festiveness. 

3. Pumpkin, pumpkin everywhere. As in, pumpkin caramel froyo with Heath bar on top. Yes, please. 

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Thankful Tuesday

Have you ever read Ann Voscamp's 1000 Little Gifts? I've read about 50% of it. She is a good writer, y'all, don't get me wrong, it's just very....literary.

And in my free time, I like to stick reading things that don't make my brain hurt. But, I will say, the book has a beautiful premise. Every day, she wrote down 3 things (mundane to major) that she was thankful for.

And it totally transformed her perspective on life. Instead of focusing on what was lacking, it focused on the blessings that lay right in front of her.

So, here I'll be, every Tuesday, challenging you to list 3 things you are thankful for today.

"Perhaps it takes a purer faith to praise God for unrealized blessings than for those we once enjoyed or those we enjoy now." A.W. Tozer

1. Loving childcare. Whether at my friend Jamie's house or daycare days, I am thankful that Lucy is loved when she is not in our hands. { This picture was at a fall festival at daycare last week!}

2. Boot weather.

3. Costume parties. Who doesn't love to dress up and pretend you are someone/something else for a day!

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