Your life is someones dream. Thats right, the life you have now, the boring, mundane life that you struggle to keep up with is someone elses dream. Perspective is so important and I find that I often need a refresher about the amazing life I have here on earth. Instead of constantly giving thanks for everything, I can if I let it, grow tiresome and feel burdesome with all the demands of my blessed life. I feel quite guilty and ashamed of my poor perspctive when it grows this way, but often it leads to repetance, humility, grace and thankfulness and a fresh perspective.
To live fully and beautifully in my current life and situations I have to know and trust that I am right where I need to be and that I am blessed to be going through and doing whatever it is I am doing at this season of my life. It is when I feel to important, to big for the role that I am currently in that the storms of ungratefullness surface. Humility grows continual thanfulness and sometimes a slice of humble pie is exactly what I need. Lord, may I grow and learn and be thankful always and when I loose perspective in this world, may I know where to find grace and grow in humility and thankfulness.
As part of my continual gratitude, I continue to count my blessings:
-amazing family to share Easter with
-beautiful mom who shines with joy and hope
-a run with my 6 year old
-watching my dad be a role model to the men in our family
-creative thoughts that keep me excited to create
-spring break with my girls
-tennis with my husband
-finding joy in the everyday
-seeing grace in shattered lives
-keeping track of blessings to remind me of the beauty of the everyday and every life
Celebrating such a special time like Easter with family is just the greatest thing, isn't it?! Sounds like you have such wonderful parents... such a blessing! Beautiful list! :)
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