Here's a look into what week one held for me.
Day 1
Today I am thankful for good friends.
I was out shopping with my friend, Lacy, for a dress to wear to a rehearsal dinner that we are both attending. We were having the hardest time trying to find something exactly right. The attire is in between dressy and casual so shopping is made extra difficult. In the midst of round 2 in the dressing room, I just got the realization of how lucky I am to have good friends. Not just Lacy, but many truly good-hearted people are in my life. We share in beliefs, activities, and just love one another. That trueness of a friend is sometimes very difficult to find, and I am so grateful to have that bond with some amazing people I will cherish forever.
Day 2
Today I am thankful for my family. As crazy as they are, I have them.
I had met a man on this day. We'll call him Mr. C. As I walked into his house, I felt like I was 6 again, back in my grandparent's house. He reminded me of the man in Up, but without the old man attitude. He introduced himself and I found out that he had lost his son last year. As I walked through his house, there were pictures everywhere. I was overwhelmed with the feelings of grief and heartache. You could see how he and his wife were holding on to the memories as much as possible. It absolutely broke my heart. I sat there and realized that I truly am lucky. I have lost three grandparents whom I loved dearly, but that's as far as my personal experience with loss goes. I've never felt grief like Mr. C has. I couldn't imagine losing someone so dear and close. My family drives me absolutely crazy and sometimes I forget that I'm beyond blessed to have them.
Day 3
Today I am thankful for God's timing. It grows my love, my trust and my faith. And it's perfect.
In the efforts to not get more personal that I want, let's say that there's been a huge desire and decision weighing on my heart. It's something I have wanted for a long time, and I've let the Lord know that. An opportunity has shown itself and God is showing me his goodness through waiting on his time instead of my own. No matter how badly we want something, God's timing is the only one worth going for. When we wait for his timing, we love him more. We trust him more because he knows best, and we have faith in his decisions and not our own. His ways are perfect, but we will only experience it if we let go and wait.
Day 4
Today I'm thankful for the godly women God has placed in my life.
This is one place that I truly take for granted. There are so many women that love, pray and care for me on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. Some are just a few years older than me, and some are older than my grandmother. But they all feed their godly wisdom into my life and constantly encourage me through love and prayer. I am truly blessed by them all. And I love them dearly.
Day 5
Today I am thankful for choices. Everyday we are given choices to be ourselves, leaving in our flesh or our spirit.
I was in the middle of making a decision concerning the desire I mentioned in day three. I was sitting in the car, trying to pray and figure out what to do. I felt God's spirit come over me and say that I have two choices: I can live in the spirit or in the flesh. It may be a battle, but we do have a choice. We are blessed and loved to be able to make this choice. If God didn't love us, it wouldn't matter. But I am so thankful he does, and that we do have a choice.
Day 6
Today I am thankful that, no matter what, God is in control.
So many times in life things don't go our way. Yesterday I was in a slight pit over where my life is at and a couple of really bad situations that all happened at the same time, and as I found myself just crying because I didn't know what else to do, I felt God's comforting hand come over me and say that it's really okay. He is in control.....praise the Lord. Things happen, and they can suck, but God's got our back. In that moment he took over my sadness and pain, and let me know that he can control the situation if I let him.
Day 7
Today I am thankful to be able to write.
I feel like this may be one that gets repeated, but I really don't appreciate this enough. Writing has been my outlet for years. I have books and books of thoughts and memories and I don't know what I'd do without them. It helps me in a way that no one else or anything can. I am so thankful to be able to write, and to share it.
What a week.
Can't wait to see what he shows me in the next 7 days.
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