Blessings in the ordinary...

Some of life's biggest blessings are easy to miss because they are mixed in with the mundane and ordinary.

My morning ritual includes lighting a candle that sits atop the gray cabinet next to my cozy chair and a hot cup of coffee in one of my favorite cups. Such simple ordinary things-the candle, the coffee, the cozy chair, the bargain cabinet that is a perfect fit for that spot-each a simple blessing for which I am thankful. Think of a life stripped of all of these simple pleasures. How bland life would be! I've been keeping a gratitude journal for nine years, and yet there are still so many things, so many blessings, I fail to notice and give God thanks for. It's still all too easy to notice what I'm unhappy about!  I'm still a work in progress in giving thanks even for the seemingly insignificant.

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Since 2009 I've been counting my blessings thanks to the prompting of Ann Voskamp.

 I continue to count my thanks, 

piling up gratitude day by day in my journal.

(and capturing some of my blessings via my camera or iPhone)

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9-10-18-

-today's to-do list accomplished in spite of an unexpected interruption to my pre-planned day

-God speaking to me from 1 Peter 2:23

-getting to spend a couple of hours with my two youngest grandgirlies

9-11-18-

-watching our youngest grandson while my daughter has a prenatal appointment-(we had a wonderful walk around my old hometown in spite of a bit of rain)

-a fluffy new comforter for our bed

9-12-18-

-a good prayer time on my walk

-a phone call with my oldest sister

-time with a friend that I haven't spent time with in too long

-dinner at my sister's 

9-13-18-

-being able to talk to God about anything and everything

-God's forgiveness and grace

-a good prayer time with a sweet young mama from church

9-14-18-

-Psalm 25 in The Passion Translation

-my son-in-law's help on our brick lawn edging while I got to enjoy time with my daughter and grandson

-my hubs taking me out for my favorite fish tacos 

9-15-18-

-a sweet quiet time with Jesus before a full, busy day

-hosting a baby shower for a sweet mama from our church

-knowing that God will never fail me, leave me or forsake me

9-16-18-

-wonderful worship

-more new faces at church

-lunch with family and friends 

still following,