I've been a sucky blogger- I take that back. I've blogged, just not on this site. Sorry! I'm back, though, & I'm going to catch you up with my blogs from the last few months....
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
BE BLESSED
As Thanksgiving has come & gone, I honestly can't believe how blessed I am! I love this time of year- the feeling it gives me, the gratitude that overwhelms my heart.
Over the past several months I've started keeping a "daily blessings" journal. At the end of each day I write down the date and the cool things, big or small, that happened for me. Whether I got a sweet parking spot at Target or a surprise gift in the mail, whether I heard my favorite song when my iPod was on shuffle or had a sale on a house, I take note of it. It's funny how you can have the worst day ever, but still be able to come up with ways that God blessed you. Doing this has really put "being thankful" into perspective for me. It's so easy to concentrate on the bad things going on in life or the things I don't have, but I swear focusing on the good has really changed who I am as a person. God is good.
This Thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for- an incredible family, amazing friends new and old, the greatest opportunities of my life, etc. etc. I encourage you to focus on your blessings, no matter how small. Thanksgiving should be a special time for everyone, no matter who you are or what you're going through. You're alive & God loves you, right?
Also, I read something today & fell in love, so let me share. When bad things are happening & you can't understand why, may this comfort you...
"Looking back you will see that every step was planned. Leave all to me. Each stone in the mosaic fits into the perfect pattern designed by the Master Artist. It is all so wonderful. But the colours are of heaven's hues, so that your eyes could not bear to gaze on the whole, until you are beyond the veil. So, stone by stone, you see, and trust the pattern to the Designer."
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