By Contributing Writer, Kelly Crawford
“Gratitude…
is meeting a mountain of dishes with a silent prayer of thanksgiving for the abundance of food on our table…
it’s replacing the urge to be exasperated over the smeared windows (again) with a reminder that those little hand prints are growing quickly…
it’s picking up my husband’s dirty socks (he knows where they go) and remembering my friend who just lost her husband and would give anything to pick up his dirty socks again…
it’s training my ear to hear the melody of “Mama” repeated over and over in a day—how sweet the sound if only I’ll listen…
it’s praising God for rain because blankets and books and snuggles are life-giving moments….
it’s choosing to focus on the sweet breath of my baby in the night, and not on how little sleep I’ve gotten lately….
it’s a reflection on the privilege of taking care of the people around me–”when you do it unto the least of these, you’ve done it unto Me”…
it’s bringing into remembrance, each day, the grace that has been poured out on my life, and the Giver that gave all…
Gratitude is seeing what is in light of what could be and living thankfully on purpose.
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hope you don’t mind, I have got to repost this… It really made me think. I often get frustrated when my son calls me the entire day… and then there are the socks and the dishes… wow!
Such a beautiful reminder–thank you!
Just said to my dh yesterday, thank the Lord for dirty clothes as I took them to the laundry room and also thanks for dirty dishes. I went to the washer and he went to wash the breakfast dishes. ;o)
He does that all the time. Two “oldish” people doing what needs to be done.
Thank you for this! Just today, I thought about complaining to my husband for making the microwave messy right after I cleaned it. I then thought about how thankful I was that I have a husband who protects and provides for me. I didn’t complain to him after all.
This post reminds me of Amy’s post here:
http://amysfinerthings.com/somebody-wants-what-you-have
It is so good for us to be grateful and thankful.