Good Morning so welcome to the new Thankfulness Challenge weekly post. Every week (hopefully we will talk about 5 things we are thankful for…..EVEN the hard stuff!
Ephesians 5:20 says….
giving thanks always and for EVERYTHING to God the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (emphasis added) ESV
So leafs get started.
1. Im thankful for Sunshine. It has been an incredibly LONG winter here in NY. The warmth and the sun combined makes for all things new. Spring came as an amazing reminder that we all have those deep dark winter moments. things seem bleak and oh so stark, but each spring life is renewed!
2. I am thankful for my sons autism. Yep a lot of days it is REALLY REALLY hard BUT this struggle keeps me thinking outside the box, it keeps my eyes open to other moms who need to see HOPE face to face, just like I did! It gives me the opportunity to minister to other moms like never before. It gives me an open door to talk about the HOPE that is Jesus! AND I get to be the mom of a kid who sees the world far differently than most. he brings my attention to sounds that I can’t notice and he sees details missed by almost everyone. And On those super special days he welcomes me into his usually closed off world!
3. I am thankful for a properly working washer and dryer…..after 3 years of struggling with a set that had almost daily temper tantrums, my eyes have been opened to a new sense of freedom!
4. I am thankful for a very skilled husband who can fix LOTS of things…somewhat related to the above but also to faucets, showers, tractors, build furniture and paint!
5.the ability to smell…..I know that really sounds silly but we have a friend who can’t smell or taste. And you know what..she doesn’t really dwell on what she can’t smell or taste, she is thankful for the things she can’t smell or taste! What a blessing she is!
SO my dear friends what are your five things you are thankful for?
