Thankfulness...

So today, our subject is "being thankful". Someone suggested that I read the book "One Thousand Gifts" and in the meantime I have been reading the blog of Ann Voscamp, the author. I am only into the book by a chapter and I want to swallow it whole. Micah and I have been discussing being thankful for the things that we have. This morning, I asked him what he is thankful for and he said "God". When we were making crafts, he was thankful for the clay that we were molding (FYI..his sword is the blue thing on the right). It started with us making a crab, which moved to ducks...then to Samson and Polly. WE said goodbye to Samson only a few weeks ago and the face of that little black pointy eared dog still comes to my mind and brings me to tears. Today I am thankful for the 7 years I got to have Samson...annoying as he often was:). But I digress..
I am going to tackle anxiety in a blog at some point, but today, my thoughts after reading some of the book is that "thankfulness" can ward off anxiety. I am going to try this out over the next few months and see if my thankfulness for the here and now can counteract my anxiety. So, what am I thankful for today?
-a husband whose words in an email have brightened my day beyond words...
-raising wild and sometimes whiny boys...
-arts and crafts with Micah as we discuss the mystery that is God
-talking to friends who love me
-and dinner in the crockpot.
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