I'm thankful for love, for the messes my kids make, because they are there to make those messes. For the huge pile of laundry, because that means we have clothes to wear. I'm thankful for the weeks my husband is gone, because that means he has a job. I'm thankful for the weeds in the yard, because that means something will grow there and we have a yard. I'm thankful for aches and pains, because it means I'm alive.
I'm thankful for the disagreements I have with my children, because it means they are using their brains to think. I'm thankful for the temper tantrums of my little ones, because it means they are growing and pushing their boundaries. I'm thankful for the little things because that means bigger things are coming.
I'm thankful that God is still in control, and that He knows the endgame.
This coming year, I am going to be more thankful for the little things. Each day during worship, my children and I are going to incorporate some time to "Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6, 7
". . . be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;. . ." Ephesians 5:18b-20
