Thankful Thursday

I am so excited to be participating in my very first Thankful Thursday, sponsored by Linny at A Place Called Simplicity! (I'm sorry, I couldn't get the link to work that would take you directly to Linny's "Thankful Thursday" category. You can find the link in her sidebar.) Linny encourages us to choose to find the things in life we can be thankful for, rather than complaining about things that aren't the way we would like them to be.

So today I am choosing thankfulness, when the natural tendency of my heart would be to grumble....

Today I am thankful for piles of dirty dishes - even though our dishwasher is broken (ugh!) - because it means we have had plenty to eat.

I am thankful for mounds of laundry, because it means we have plenty of clothes to wear.

I am thankful for an unmade bed, because it means we have a warm, soft place to sleep.

And I am thankful for this messy room (and a very similar blue one :) because they mean two sweet little ones live in our home, bringing smiles and giggles and cuddles and wonder along with their messiness. :)

I know many of you have seen the email that this post is drawn from, and I so appreciate the way it shifts my focus onto the things that are much more important than the things I tend to grumble about. I want to continually make the choice to be thankful...

You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 118:28-29

Whew! It's 11:39 p.m. on my clock - barely made it!

What are you thankful for today?