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“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”–Martin Luther King Jr.
Hello blog world! I haven’t forgotten or given up on my pledge to give thanks every day, and I realize I am almost a week behind in voicing my thanks to you, but believe me when I say that I have been sure to give thanks, and often, since I last wrote.
Firstly, I am thankful that my boss is right now waiting for the jury to come in and that means, no matter the outcome, the trial that has had me running crazy from last Thursday until today is almost over. Yay! (I will be doubly thankful if it goes our way!)
Second, I am thankful that Katie went back to school today after being home for two days with strep throat. I will be even more thankful when Lyndsey returns to school and if none of our guests from Saturday catch it and that I too remain free from catching the awful strep. That is NOT what I need following pneumonia, and I’m hoping that I have enough antibiotics in me still to fight off anything else.
I am thankful for the continued messages and opening doors when I change paths, and the clear conscience that I have again. Sometimes we focus so much on what we think we are losing that we don’t even see all that we are gaining. I am so thankful for my inner joy and the clear realization that misery indeed loves company and that it is time to stop keeping company with people who want to be miserable. I am so very thankful for every message I receive, from so many different places on so many different levels when my path is true and correct and I am following along the way I should. Doors open when they should. If no doors are opening for you, or you think they are all getting slammed in your face, then you are in the wrong hallway. Go to a different floor and try those doors before you give up, but never give up. Just keep trying. Keep believing. Keep the faith.
“We walk by faith, not by sight.”– Bible, 2 Corinthians v. 7
And today, that is the thing I am most thankful for: FAITH. I am thankful for the faith that has been in my heart since I was a child. I am thankful that even through all the hard times, even when moments when I thought I was alone, I never gave up because I knew deep inside that I was NEVER alone. I am thankful that I do not give up. I am not a quitter. I may falter, I may think about quitting, but I don’t. I change direction. I regroup and regather, but I do not give up on what I stand for or where my destiny is leading me. I am thankful for a testimony because without one of those, I would not be me. I would not know where I am being led and I would not be willing to follow. I am thankful for those that believe in me, have faith in me and what I feel led to do with the gifts that God has given me. I am thankful for the most spiritually powerful five days in a row I have ever had, which lets me know that all is how He plans it to be.
The final thing I am thankful for today: my phone and a new modem. Last Friday I came home to a modem mess and finally got a new one hooked up today but I am thankful for Blackberry to keep me somewhat hooked up to the world, even if in 420 characters or less. See, I didn’t ignore you on purpose. 🙂 I guess the absence of a internet connection at home is another thing to be thankful for. We all could use a computer break.
“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.”– Mahatma Gandhi
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