A stomach bug has been creeping around our house. The blessings, in their usual places, don’t comfort me. The yard cardinals, my growing-tall zinnias, my burning bushes, the squirrels on the sidewalk to my office – even the hammock under the tree.
503) Some days, like stomach bug days, the blessing is the comfort in a blanket wrapped around,
504) the hum ofย a galaxy
505) tiredness resting on a soft pillow
506) and the quiet, the sleep.
507) The blessing is in the doing of others
508) the folding of laundry,
509) the preparing of dinner
510) and the cleaning up.
511) A beet-mango smoothie with ginger soothing after work when anything more is uncomfortable.
512) The comfort in my husband’s hand rubbing my back,
513) one of my sons leaning his head against mine for a sit-down moment.
514) A slow rain on a Sunday that slowed everyone down so much,
515) they just paused beside us on the porch and lingered
516) repeatedly returning and lingering as we sat there, watching.
517) It amazes me the sweet living in the pause.
I am discovering that some days, the Father’s love letters are written outside of me, in the landscape. On other days, they are written in my heart, like the simmering rejoicing of an answered prayer that fills me up inside.
This week has been a rejoicing week, despite a creeping bug.
518) Rejoicing in answered prayers,
519)in sitting in church with my husband and sons
520) hands reaching, shaking my reserve soldier son’s hand, rejoicing that he is home
521) a very old friend, a spiritual grandfather to my son, speaking blessing over my son, with his words, his hands, his expressions – showing my son God’s amazing love –
522) After a long waiting on which steps to take, God revealing
523) The relief in the revealing
524) The lingering in the quiet with the Father, joyful, smiling, excited and quiet all at once – because He is faithful, amazingly, beautifully Faithful!
525) Faith of God’s mighty power eradicating this creeping stomach bug
“For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does” (Psalm 33: 4)
It always encourages my soul when people praise God in the not-so-fun times ๐ I hope you are all on the mend for good this week! I rejoice with you on all the abundant blessings God has bestowed ๐
I am loving this beautiful list…and somehow craving a beet -mango smoothie! May health be restored. Oh, and wrapping up in a comfortable blanket is always a reminder of His grace to me…
Your list is wonderful. Many things to be thankful for. Sorry for the bug and pray you are doing better this week.
Blessings…Chelle
Some days I have stomach bug days and I don’t even have the stomach bug.
#488? Rejoicing with you.
Hope you get over that stomach bug soon, i can’t think of much worse than that. I’m still pondering over that beet-mango smoothie, can that really be good!? ๐
Because of the fruit (and honey), you can’t really taste the beets – so it is delightfully refreshing and good for you, too! Plus, it looks totally awesome!
even with the stomach bug it sounds like you are finding the little things that make life worth it…hope you all feel better soon!
thanks for sharing how God is comforting you, and how you are still giving thanks…so glad your son made it home safely…beet and mango smoothie, never heard of that combo…sounds very healthy…are the beets raw? Praying you feel better soon ๐
Juicing beets and using frozen pineapple with honey is one of my very favorite smoothies! You can’t taste the beets! LOL – and it’s very nutritional!
Love your focus on blessings. Be well! http://olsonomics.blogspot.ca/2012/06/for-boys.html
I pray you and yours feel better soon. I love juicing beets, too. ๐
I can’t really taste the beets – but they are good for an unhappy gallbladder. I’ve had to cut back on lattes and frappes, carbs and fats. I can’t really taste the beets what with the fruit and honey – but the color of beets with pineapple yellow or mango yellow is like looking at art!
Loved 492!! and thankful too for 493
oh, no. sorry you aren’t feeling well – – saw your comment above about the gallbladder, i had to have mine out 4 years ago, so i feel your pain! loved reading your list of blessings, so happy your son is home as well!