Writing about how thankful I am for my kids, or my husband, or even just the things I like, comes naturally. I can be grateful for the things that bring me pleasure. That's easy. But to find a ray of sunshine when a storm threatens to break through the sky, that's the hard part.
I like this quote from Ann Voskamp:
I like this quote from Ann Voskamp:
Life-changing gratitude does not fasten to a life unless nailed through with one very specific nail at a time.
Yes. Life-changing gratitude, one that permeates and radiates through all we say and do. This happens through the hard work of seeing the good when we feel overwhelmed with the bad. Sometimes the bad comes in small, miniature, almost irrelevant pieces, and sometimes we don't even notice how all those small pieces have stacked together into an enormous mountain looming over us.
But what if we took each of those miniature moments and turned them into a little piece of gratitude?
What if?
But what if we took each of those miniature moments and turned them into a little piece of gratitude?
What if?
So, to end this 10 Days of Gratitude challenge I wanted to make a list of some of things I do not like and turn each of them into something to be grateful for:
- A mound of dirty dishes: Thankful for the mouths that are fed and the food that feeds us.
- Discovering toddler doodles on the wall: Grateful for creative expressions.
- Sick kids: Thankful for bodies that are healthy enough to fight off sickness.
- Finding the towel on the floor: Glad that my kids are developing the habit of washing their hands.
- Piles of laundry: Thankful for clothes that keep us warm and healthy.
- Unmade bed: Grateful for the rest and sleep we enjoy each day.
- Toys strewn all over the house: Thankful for these non-necessities that my kids get to enjoy.
- Bath water soaking the bathroom mats: Glad that we have running water for things like baths.
- Holes in my kid's jeans or pants: Thankful that my kids are enjoying a childhood where they get to play hard.
- Trimming little fingernails: Grateful for this season of my life, where I have the privilege of closely mothering and taking care of my kids.
Day 10 of 10 Days of Gratitude in Black & White