For months, maybe even closer to a year, I’ve been feeling very, very grateful. Just in general. For everything. So, when I came upon this piece of artwork, I knew it needed to be in my house… on a wall where Greg and I would see…it all day long.
I assume experiencing these feelings has to do with getting older and understanding more each day what’s really important.
I see pictures of my grandkids, and overcome with love for them, experience thankfulness to God for the blessing they are in my life.
At meals I’m so very grateful for food. For the ability to go to the store and just buy whatever I want. For having a full pantry. For not having to worry about where my next meal will come from or if I will even have one.
After Greg’s recent experience with blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, I feel blessed. Truly blessed. Blessed that despite having very few symptoms, the doctor so quickly got us to the hospital. Blessed that there was a procedure to help him recover quicker. And blessed that a medication taken regularly for the rest of his life will ensure these clots never again cause a threat to his health and life.
And, of course, there’s the stuff. I have stuff…some of it I need, some I think I need, and some I don’t need at all, but still I have it.
I have not one, but two cars in my driveway. I live in a house with heat and air conditioning. I have clothes in my closet. My attic has suitcases that are used to take trips to visit family and to see places I’ve never seen before.
Churches surround and offer me my own choice of where to worship my Lord.
And every day I wake to new possibilities.
Indeed… God has been good to me. So merciful. So kind.
But even without health, or stuff, or a nearby church, I would feel just as thankful, just as grateful, and just as truly blessed.
Why? Because I have Jesus but more importantly, because He has me. For all that He’s provided through His life, through His death, and through His resurrection…I am thankful. I am grateful. And I am indeed…truly, truly blessed.
How about you? What are you grateful for today?
Mimi
Mondays With Mimi 