Random Thankfulness
I heard a song in church on Sunday that really spoke to me, and it's inspired me this morning for my regular Random Tuesday post.
The song was titled "Drinking from a Saucer" and I remember thinking, "what a strange title. I wonder what that will be about?" Well, as the song developed, its chorus line was, "I'm drinking from a saucer, because my cup has overflowed."
It was a really powerful statement to remind me that, yes, sometimes things don't go my way and sometimes I feel like I should have more. But, when it really comes down to it, my cup is overflowing with good things . . . I should be grateful so much for what I have!
And yesterday reitereated that message to me again. I just cried and cried as I watched the WTC commemorative ceremony online at CNN; people read the names of the victims and it literally took HOURS and HOURS to get through everyone At the end of each pair reading names, they would each read their own loved one's name and tell what made him or her special. It was just too heart-rending and I had to turn it off after about 30 minutes.
So today I'm thankful . . . for the big things and little things . . . for the serious things and the silly things . . . for the neccessities and the luxuries in my life.
On this Random Tuesday, let's think about our blessings. What 5 things are you grateful for today?
I'm thankful for--
(1) Healthy children
(2) Good friends that I can laugh and be silly with
(3) A husband who seems to love me no matter what
(4) A good mystery novel
(5) New scrapbooking goodies
(6) Chocolate!
So, for today's post, share with me 5 things you're thankful for (or even 1 or 2, if that's all your brain can wrap around this morning). Can't wait to hear from you all!!
Some other stuff going on . . .
* Enjoyed a late birthday gathering with my friends Chris and Allison last night. It was our Margarita Night at Habaneros (yay, New Mom--I got my night out!!). We had so much fun, we were literally laughing so hard that margaritas were coming out of our noses and we were crying from the hilarity! The waiter came over to us at least three times and asked us jokingly, "Another one for all of you, right?" and we'd just say through the laughs, "No mas! No mas!" Too much fun!
* Gary's camera is on the blink, so I'm lacking in the photo department for my blogs this week. So bummed about that!
* I'm seriously jonesing for an Icee right now. How good would a coke-flavored Icee be right at this moment? REALLY good. . .
Hope all you have a wonderfully random Tuesday full of blessings!! (I'm off to get an Icee very, very soon . . .)
29 comments:
I am blessed in so many ways, I am so thankful for my God, my husband's heart, my amazing children, my extended family and friends, my health!
I could go on and on and somewhere on that list would be Ladybug and margaritas and pedicures, a good hair day, touchdown passes on 4th & 7, hot baths, clean sheets, etc. etc.
What would not make the list are annual GYN visits, got one of those today at 11:00; yuck.
See ya,
Lisa
Amen on the pedicures and the margaritas--and the first downs on 4th and 7. Now if we could just get some touchdowns in the Red Zone.
Yuck on the appointment today!!
Thankful for:
1. My Children
2. My wife that puts up with my Wants (like a new Canon 5D)
3. Friends and family..
4. My Church
5. My Home
And like Lisa said, Touchdown passes, margaritas, those two silly cats, my truck, my camera!!!(I thought of putting that in the first 5 but don't want to get into trouble again), days roaming in the woods alone, the ball park, a hot cup of good coffee on chilly autumn mornings, walking on the beach right at daylight, wow, I could go on and on with this....
First of all Cheryl, what a great song!
I'm thankful for--
(1) My salvation...and the fact that when you give back to God what's His, even when you don't think you can, that by the
end of the week you still have leftovers of everything when you should have had none!
(2) A loving husband that I am so happy to be with!
(3) My children
(4) Being able to be outdoors with nature
(5) Good friends that I can laugh and be silly with
I love this post! Yes, I am thanking for my family, my friends, my flower garden, my scrap stuff and for being able to do the work that I love. Just thankful for being alive and being able to live in this glorious, beautiful world!
I'm thankful for:
1. My children
2. Family Support
3. Good Friends
4. Being able to laugh inspite of certain things
5. I'll go with chocolate
I'm thankful for--
(1) My 4 healthy children and 4 healthy Grandchildren
(2) My sweet husband who puts up with all my stuff and loves me unconditionally.
(3) My health and recovery, being able to eat alittle more of my favorite things
(4) Our families and wonderful friends, who support us no matter what.
(5) Football~yipee my Chargers won last night!!
Thanks for sharing this Cheryl.. What a great song, really makes you think about life and what we do have.. LOL
Roxy
What a great post....
1. Thankful for my health and winning against breast and cervical cancer.
2. My children
3. My family - because when the going gets stuff we all become stronger
4. My job - I love what I do and love where I work
5. My love of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and what he has has shown me in the last month.
One More:
6. I am blessed I woke today to enjoy another day with my family and friends.
Glad you had a good time out last night! LOL, I called and a little one was needing some attention!
I am thankful for so many things, I don't think I could put them in a list, but I will try...
Hubby
Kids
My parents
My family
My Friends
My Job (yes I LOVE my job)
Health and strength!
So many more things than 5. It is difficult
for me to cull them down!!
1. God who loves me, and I feel that love moment by moment
2. Family: husband, Cheryl, Gary, McKenna, Delaney, Sydney,
Christopher, Danielle, Matthew, Garrett, mother, mother-in-law,
brothers and sisters, inlaws, etc. - the love we share
3. Good doctors and hospitals - David and Kirk (brother) have back
problems today and are trying to get help
4. God’s creation, the rain today; so thankful of it
5. A church who nurtures me and a pastor who is loving, etc.
6. Friends who hold me up in prayer; friends who are always there for
me;
Ok. I could go on and on and on and on and on. The longer you live
the more you have to be thankful for.=
another great list!! you are truly blessed
Great post. :-)
A Coke Icee sounds sooo good.
my blessings are:
1. God and Jesus
2. A great church family
3. football
4. my teachers who educate me(well most of them)=]
5. people who cut hair. =]
What a lovely post - thanks for sharing!
my 5 items:
my salvation
my dh & kids
house over my head
food on my table
a paycheck
yeap---my cup overfloweth big time!
& hey...Molly is having another crop on the 30th of this month.
Hey all you guys--
Great lists!!! I love to read about everyone else's blessings. Keep em coming!
McKenna--you crack me up.You really want to get your hair cut today, huh?
Ooh Rhonda--I may see if I can make it to the next crop.
Sofia--yep, Icees are yummy! Still haven't got mine, but soon, very soon!
1. my loving husband
2. a supportive family
3. a funny sister
4. friends, even though they may be far away and the ones close by
5. coffee
You motivate me everytime with something good to write about. I am on my way to blog it NOW!
Amanda--if you wander back over here, give me your blog address again. I've lost you somewhere and am wanting to visit again!!
I still get teary eyed myself watching some of the old footage from 5 yrs ago, it was an awful tragedy and I hope to never see it again in my lifetime.
How good are Cherry and Coke Icees' MAN SO GOOD! :)
have a good one
Ooh, Phats, I totally agree--a coke icee mixed in with a cherry ice (or better yet, a white cherry one) is really yummy. Like a frozen Cherry Coke!!
awesome post!
I'm thankful for:
1.My family(espeically my mom and grandparents)
2.Good friends that love me no matter what
3.My house and car
4.My health and the health of my family
5.Air Conditioning ;)-here in AZ it is so very appreciated
5 things I'm thankful for:
1)my best friend, who is also my husband. (I don't understand why he's still here)
2)my 2 healthy beautiful kids
3)my friends- who make me laugh and cry with me when I'm down. I sometimes feel disconnected but there are always people around to bring me back!
4)my health- I may be overweight and ache and creak but I can breathe and walk and I have all my important parts!
5)that my needs are met- we may not be rich but we have a roof over our heads and food to eat and lots of other things that we think are neccessary but really in the grand scheme of things are trivial.
We are blessed!
Melissa-- yes, thank goodness for air conditioning. It's still over 90 degrees here--and will be for a while!
Allison--amen and amen to all of those!!
So funny that you do a post about this as I was contemplating doing the same! - Great Minds! Anyways I have so much to be thankful for, well lets see,
My two gorgeous little hooligans, they really do make me so proud, my hubby, my health, that I am alive (was brutally attacked and stabbed in our house 2 years ago), my mom, my sister, I have a good job, a new house......There is so much I am thankful for that if I have to list everything, I might just run out of space here!Yipeeeeeeee I am so glad you had fun on your girls margarita night out! (way to go Gary).
This will be a lot like Allison's but
1) I have the coolest wife ever!
2) My children are AWESOME!!
3) My God, also AWESOME!!
4) This is a mixed blessing, but I'm an American. We MUST remember, with great power comes great responsibility (thanks, Spiderman).
5) And just to show that I'm not completely a philosopher/theologian/patriot/great husband/dad: A GOOD MARGARITA!!!
This will be a lot like Allison's but
1) I have the coolest wife ever!
2) My children are AWESOME!!
3) My God, also AWESOME!!
4) This is a mixed blessing, but I'm an American. We MUST remember, with great power comes great responsibility (thanks, Spiderman).
5) And just to show that I'm not completely a philosopher/theologian/patriot/great husband/dad: A GOOD MARGARITA!!!
Hey Cheryl, I guess I don't have enough paper to list all the things I am thankful for. I am thankful for...
1. Salvation from the Lord
2. Health of my family. My husband and I have some major health problems but we could be worse off. My children and grandchildren are healthy and I am so thankful.
3. My church family who pray for me and lift me up.
4. Love of my family and friends
5. The Bible- my spiritual food from God..It feeds my soul and these blessed pages give me comfort I can find nowhere else.
Just thankful that Jesus is my lord, and savior. I'm so thankful that I know that Jesus is my Lord. I know there are people that doubt God's existence. If you feel that God has given you word's to say to the lost. Please feel free to leave a comment on Google Video of the Day.
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