Abundantly Blessed!: Enough, and more

Monday, January 10, 2011

Enough, and more

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today,
and creates a vision for tomorrow.
Melody Beattie

On this second Monday of January I am filled with thankfulness. As I reflect on all I have and all I have to give it takes my breath away, and I feel a renewed sense of purpose and responsibility to share with others.

Please show me, Sweet Jesus, how to fill some need for someone this week,

and Thank You for...

toddlers arranging clementines, and

delightfully unexpected gifts

early morning sunshine streaming through my kitchen door and the way the filtered light dances around the room

pinto beans bubbling on the stove

footie pajamas

smiling infants

diligence

clear eyes

the tingle of my cold nose while burrowed under my down comforter

payday

the sound of the heat kicking on against the raging winter wind outside my window

psalm 65:11

dreams that come true, God's promises kept

the internet and the spiritual encouragement that can be found there

hot showers

trimmed bangs

passion 2011 streaming live…

replaced expense checks

lazy saturdays with family

visiting the "dollar store" with a five-year-old

panera wi-fi, and

the way this...