Today, I don’t know about you, but amidst all this snow, I find
myself thankful.
It’s true, I made a trip to the bank just to get out of the
house. I’ve been hunkered down for
days. That is definitely a blessing when
you’ve stocked your pantry and cupboards, but somehow we don’t have
butter. What in the world…. How did that happen?
It was cold going to my car.
And I keep thinking about my cousin who is mentally ill, and wondering
where he is has been rambling around in my heart for days. The family hasn’t seen him in over 10
years. I keep thinking about those
living under bridges and seeking shelter.
I keep thinking about people who don’t have warm food in their bellies.
Every time I hear my furnace kick on, I thank God for His
provision (I have the original furnace in my house since 1951) of a working furnace,
the money to pay for it, and I am thankful for a warm woobie that my friend
made me to keep me warm.
I find myself thankful for food (imagine, I have enough food in my pantry to make a meal for a soup kitchen), for my house, for my
running car, for the working garage door opener, for water, for a job, for
friends (who I really miss seeing their faces since I’ve been home). As someone who doesn’t prefer to “settle in”
I am finding myself thankful for this time.
I have been able to really rest, take care of things for the winter
retreat, for my house.
One thing I am really going to work towards is replacing the
windows in my house, even if I have to do it, two or three at a time. I am trying to warm the outside with my
drafty windows and the cold air is seeping in.
I can’t really afford to do them all at one time, but a few at a time
can be done. One thing my friend Katie
taught me was that single hung are a lot cheaper than double hung and I don’t
really wash my windows on the outside anyway. LOL Isn’t that what rain is for? Or
that spray stuff.
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with all this big stuff that
has to be done on my house, but just like life, a little at a time, it matters.
We don’t read the bible all in one day, a little every day, makes a difference. If we don’t, it gives the world a way to seep
in, just like the cold air from the
outside into my house.
Oh God, He’s everywhere, and I am so thankful He never
leaves me. And that He continues to work in my life in the craziest ways… windows… freezing cold. So thankful for His lessons and His love.
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