A Thankful Heart

So here we are...hunkered down amidst this icy wonderland. It's the second day the boys have been "off" from school and they are happily at play in their room, as they've been for hours on end. It's bliss..

I was just thinking about how very much I COULD have accomplished over the last two days if I had set my mind to it. Instead, I took the chance just to be...

Oh, don't get me wrong. I've done things. Maybe not the "best things." Like actually playing WITH the boys. (Although, it seems that I'd be in the way of the play they have going now.) Or, spending time in the Word and in prayer.

But, I've done things...like making sure the laundry and dishes stay caught up "just in case" the power goes out. I've been cooking more lately too....

It has been so wonderful having Craig home for supper most nights. Most of you know he got a new job that allows him more time at home.

I have so much to be thankful for.

I recently felt guilty for being frustrated with the many nights of interrupted sleep...

How blessed I am to have a healthy baby who is home in his own crib and not hooked to tubes and monitors in a hospital.

How blessed I am to have a husband who is home every night after working hard to provide for us all day, and not one who is absent or lazy.

How blessed I am to have not one child, but three handsome and healthy boys. So many long for just one...

How blessed I am to have a roof over my head and more food than I need, when so many others go cold and hungry.

Ahhhh....the blessings could go on forever. More than I could ever count. Although, maybe I should try sometime. You know the song.....

"Count your blessings, name them one by one.
Count your blessings, see what God has done......"

I want to have a thankful heart.

I recently heard a teenager say she was having the worst day EVER, just because she was bored. OH MY! If being bored is the worst ever, what a VERY blessed life she has.

Wow...this post is all over the place. You can get a glimpse into my shuffled up mind...


I'll end with a poem (not written by me), a video and some pics....Enjoy!

Lord of all pots and pans and things,
Since I've no time to be
A saint by doing lovely things
Or watching late with Thee,
Or dreaming in the dawnlight
Or storming heaven's gates,
Make me a saint by getting meals
And washing up the plates...
Thou who didst love to give men food
In room or by the sea
Accept this service that I do-
I do it unto Thee.

-Author Unknown

Nathan is now 4 months old and weighs just over 20 pounds. He's getting to be quite playful.


Icy picnic table


Pretending the ice is really snow...


Hat Hair