I am thankful that I have a home to provide shelter not only for my family, but for others as well.
I am thankful I have good health and strength to assist others in their needs.
I am thankful to have the privilege to care for a faithful saint, no matter how long or short it may be.
I am thankful for opportunities for God to refine me into pure, sparkling gold through this time.
I am thankful for a husband who is attentive and concerned for me and my needs.
I am thankful for friends who have traveled this path already and who offer much needed support and prayers.
I am thankful that my father-in-law is easy to please and appreciates every act of kindness. His sweet spirit instructs me without saying a word.
I am thankful for Arizona sunshine streaming through my windows in these winter months.
I am thankful for grown children who make me laugh and don't judge me when I fail.
I am thankful for the little dog who nestles close and warm against my leg as I sit on the couch.
I am thankful for a car that gets me out of the house for a break or to attend to necessary errands.
I am thankful for a God who never leaves me or forsakes me.
I am thankful.
I am thankful.
I am thankful.
"Eucharisteo [giving thanks] always precedes the miracle." Ann VosKamp, One Thousand Gifts (Zondervan, 2011, p. 35)
Looking for miracles today and anticipating good gifts from the Giver.
Are you walking through a difficult time? What's one thing for which you can be thankful today?
Linda
Good posting, Linda. As one who has been a caregiver for many years (stepfather, uncle, and now my husband), I know that being thankful helps over a lot of rough spaces. With your permission, I'm keeping this for the book I eventually hope to write for caregivers. God bless you for your kindness to your father-in-law.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donna. Of course you may use it in your caregivers book. Blessings!
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