A day in the life of some gratitude
We took the kids to a lake here in town the other day and it was really cool. I think about my life today and how different it is now vs. 12 years ago. I suppose I am especially nostalgic, since my 12th sober anniversary is tomorrow. I can't believe that. That today I get to go with my husband and my kids to a lake, hang out, swim around, laugh, relax, have a good time (until our middle boy jumps in and tries to swim after some ducks, then gets stuck and starts going nuts...along with me almost burning the soles of my feet off on the parking lot...no big deal haha).
But really, this is just another place I can find God, I talk to God, I be near God (of course I also forget that God is with me all the time anyways, life can just make it hard to feel/hear him). But I can find him on a lake, find him when I get to do things and be with people I enjoy being with, and find him in my gratitude. Where do I feel grateful today? Everywhere in everything, even when it's not so fun, or challenging at times. Thank God for it all. And thank God for giving me the choice on how I look at things, everything. How I deal with things, how I feel about things. Now I don't necessarily do that positively or to the best of my ability all the time, but I have the choice to try, right? And I keep doing, trying, growing, changing. Being willing to look at things differently, finding the gratitude, and being present for it all. Thank God for this life, this family of mine, these friends of mine.