Friday, December 7, 2007
Counting our blessings
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Wow. As I sit here in the room where we have the computer, my sewing machine AND a full sized washer/dryer, and still have empty spots, I am amazed at how this much space makes me feel peaceful. In fact, I still have cupboards that are empty, closets that are not crammed to the brim and a living room that I could STILL put a few more easy chairs in and have enough room for the Christmas tree!!! And that's not even COUNTING all the room in the humongous, finished basement, where we have the tv and family room set up.....complete with A PIANO that was left for us!!!! Unbelievable. Now, I KNOW we are not supposed to depend on our circumstances for our mindset....but this has to be our little slice of heaven on earth right now......or perhaps just mine. Is it perfect?? Oh, my, no. The hot water runs so slow, that I cannot wash my hair in the shower. It would take me WEEKS to get all the shampoo out of this thick mess of hair. So, I wash it in the kitchen sink.....just like I did growing up for 19 years at my Daddy's house. Good practice, I guess, huh? And the automatic garage door opener for the attached garage only works if you push or pull the garage door at the same time as you're pushing the button.....but did you hear what I said?? FIRST, I used the word 'garage', which we have not had since returning to this area almost 2 1/2 years ago. and SECOND, I said 'the attached garage'......there is also this HUGE DE-tached garage/workshop behind the house, just north of the PAVED driveway/turnaround.........PAVED......not sand and dirt that gets drug into the house!!!! There is just SOOOO much to be grateful for. Always is, but right now this is just such a blessing to me personally, I am just overflowing with thanks and gratefulness to God for allowing this to happen. AND deeply grateful to my hardworking, frugal husband. He works SO hard, SO many hours. He deserves this place of peace and restfulness to come home to. All of this has made me realize what truly makes us 'happy' as opposed to what gives us joy. Joy comes from inside from a grateful heart. And it should not be my circumstances that make me joyful. Happy, maybe, but not the joy that comes from having everyone together. I think I can still manage to maintain my joy, even if we ever have to move back into that nasty house again. Would I be happy about it?? Probably not. But I can be happy as a clam right now AND joyful AND grateful. So much has happened this past year. God is still teaching and stretching me and He is so patient. And I am SOOOO glad He is. Denise aka The Domestic Angel |
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