The things we take for granted.

Isn't it just amazing how many blessings we take for granted, until we no longer have them? Health, for example. After suffering through illness the past two weeks--flu and then a sinus infection--I have found a new respect for the wonderful blessing of good health. I have not been able to breathe, or smell, or concentrate on almost any task for the past while because of the pain I was in. Now, today, I am finally starting to feel better. Not exactly well, but much better. And it feels so good! My energy is back and I have so many plans. I feel so blessed to be feeling better. Truly, good health is something that if we have, we should be thankful for. It is absolutely foundational to general quality of life! I should have been more thankful for my good health in the past.

With that thought in mind, I would like to remind myself of all the things I am thankful for. There are so many blessings in my life that I don't want to take for granted. For example:

• My recovery from illness right now feels like a dream come true.
• I am so very thankful for my three amazing children, who are all healthy themselves.
• I'm grateful for the new baby who will be joining us before too long, and for a pregnancy that has been easy and uneventful.
• The roof over our heads is more of a blessing than ever when the cold winds of January are whipping around outside.
• We always have enough to eat, which is something millions of people in our world can not say.
• I have a hardworking, loving, faithful husband, and I don't take that for granted!
• I am happy that Chris and I have goals and dreams for the future to give purpose to our lives.
• I'm so glad that not only do we homeschool, but we have a home business, so that we get to spend almost all of our time together as a family. This is unusual today, I realize.
• When I was enjoying a nice hot, relaxing shower earlier today, I was thinking how amazing it is that we have hot running water. What a luxury this is compared to what people had to do to keep themselves clean throughout all of human history!
• I am thankful for the community of like-minded people I have found on the Internet, for the online friends I have made, and for the lovely people who read my blog. :)

Well, that's about all I wanted to say today. No pictures for this post. I just wanted to share my happy thoughts. I feel like I am so blessed. I'll be back starting tomorrow with some "real" posts, I promise! And the first one will be a tasty recipe...

Comments

[Provincial Homemaker]

What a thoughtful list. Glad you are feeling better.