Thankful Thursdays

Today I am in a bit of a funk. Not a "oh my life is horrible everything is awful funk" while I do have those on occasion. No this is a "my allergies are kicking my butt, my head hurts and I have a million things to do funk".

I am feeling a bit sorry for myself because I am not getting as much done as I want with my time off. I know there are the reasons for that. I underestimated how long it would take to get these projects done and didn't factor in my overcommitment outside the home.

So now I have two choices I can sit here and think about all the things that aren't going the way I want them to or I can stop, breath (yeah right see the above written note about the allergies), and choose to be thankful.  That is right CHOOSE to be thankful.  That is what I am going to do. I will not focus on the negative stuff today. I will put on some good music not funk enhancing music (yes I have a playlist for that) and I will focus on the things in my life that are amazing! I have a lot of them.

So instead of something I am thankful for today you get a list. Not from my thankfulness journal but just a list of things I am going to choose to be thankful for today.  They might have been listed before but since I need a boost today if I think of it it goes on the list.

• My cat who is curled up beside me.
• Coffee
• Dan.
• Timothy always up early and getting himself out the door even this early.
• Lamentations 3:22-24
• Baby chicks.
• A roof over my head.
• Food in my pantry.
• A garden growing.
• Cars that run.
• Washing machines.
• Clothes lines.
• Rain.
• Electricity.
• Last night was the last night of Awanas.
• I am playing softball Friday.
• Friends who get me.
• Dan's new job.
• Kayaks.
• Dog out in the fence instead of in the house.
• Caitie up this morning with no "Oh but I am so sleepy".
• VBS coming together.
• Eggs.
• Ollie's.
• Yard Sales.
• Newington Baptist Church.
• The Tuesday night bible study.
• Friday morning coffee.
• Red Birds.
• My patio.
• My porch.
• My mom hopefully coming to visit.
• Plans.
• Caitlyn Burris (she makes me smile)
• Jim Evans sticking up for boys who need someone in their corner.
• Our entire group of 5th graders. Youth group will be a whole new world.
• Amy.
• Cell phones.
• Having the house to myself for a couple hours.
• Everyone home.
• Pancakes.

Okay that is all the time I have to make this list. I have way to much to be thankful for to sit around in a funk. So I will keep making the list in my head all day long and choose thankfulness over funk.