"Gratitude puts anger in it's place every time... My problems don't go away, but my perspective changes." --Melanie Dale, (affiliate link) It's Not Fair
These past two weeks, there have been lots of reasons to be angry. My job is demanding and people are inconsiderate and sometimes just plain mean. I'm not getting enough sleep. I'm not finding enough rest. I'm worn and tired and just plain crabby.
Today, before I got in the car to go to work, I stood on my porch and listened to the stillness and the neighbor's cattle mooing in the distance. About two seconds.
Thank You for the mooing cows, the dew on the grass, this morning.
And the perspective changes and God is good and He's got this.
This is why I count blessings.
Camping last weekend- small fires and warm days
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Little girls, destined to be lifelong friends, giggling and holding hands
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The self-proclaimed "hill alert! Hill alert!"
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It's a little like a real-life fairy tale- a picnic in the woods, horses in the background...
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Happy birthday kisses from little nieces-- and (and oh my goodness, that cake... so good)
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Celebrating the blessing of my guy, born 29 years ago this week.
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The people who stand by me
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An afternoon on the lake with this guy, whipping counselors off of the tube
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The great blue heron taking off from our pond when he saw the dogs coming
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Taking a page from Jennifer's playbook, and engaging my inner "Doer" by coming home to a made bed every day... and the pretty hand-me-down quilt
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Having this one in our lives for the past few months. The time has come to return Tina-girl to my parents (her owners)... but not without a few more dips in the pond. Good Girl, I'm sorry about Bear's passive-aggressive pooping in front of the door of your kennel... he probably will not miss you, but I will.
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THIS WEEK
'Round the blog...
I'm honored to be sharing a bit of my story and thoughts about infertility on Amateur Nester again this week, and we also heard from sixteen other Christian bloggers as they shared their tips to make reading the Bible a priority.
Have a week, my friends.
A week where no matter what, you find the joy by counting the blessings.
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