Category: Spiritual Health and Wellness

Health and wellness for the soul

Thankful post!

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Thankful = recognizing and acknowledging your blessings

Today I am overcome with thankful feelings. As cliche as it sounds, my heart is full and overflowing.

I have thoroughly enjoyed all stages of my kids – some more than others of course (does anyone really LOVE the terrible twos?!) But seriously, raising teenagers is not always easy…but from time to time, the sun shines through the clouds and you bask in the wonderfulness. And that is where I’m at during this current moment.

I am thankful for watching my kids play sports and hang with our sports families. I am thankful for bleacher butt and sun burns.

I am thankful for watching them enjoy their high school life and living it to the fullest, each in their own way.

I am thankful for watching Bo look up to the girls and try to be just like them.

I am thankful for how their bond is changing in the coolest way as they get older.

I am thankful for hearing stories about their day.

I am thankful for laughs in the kitchen before bed. I am thankful for long car rides and family dinners.

I am thankful for old pictures and seeing how they’ve grown. Of course, this is so bittersweet too.

I am thankful for Bo’s hugs in the drop off line and middle of the night snuggles when he sneaks in our bed.

I am thankful for card tricks I have to watch a million times and “Mom, watch this!”

I am thankful for marks on the wall showing how much they’ve grown. We will NEVER paint this wall!

I could go on and on…I am just so incredibly thankful. Thank you Lord for these blessings. Count them one by one.

Hebrews 13:8

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Thank you God for your consistency!

This is an area I fall very short, despite my efforts. I am not the same day to day. Some days I am:

*Tired

*Cranky

*Anxious

*Sad

*Happy

*Frustrated

*Patient

*Impatient

*Grateful

*Selfish

Often this changes by the minute or hour…

Cue Carrie Underwood…Jesus take the wheel! My moods are swinging.

Thankfully Jesus is consistent – the same minute after minute, day after day, week after week, year after year. He is perfect. We are not.

Phew. Pressure is off! We can study God’s word and pray to offset these crazy ups and downs we will face in this lifetime. But we don’t have to figure it all out on our own. We don’t have to rely on our own power.

When things feel a little out of control, remember God is still the same. He hasn’t changed a bit.

Psalm 37:23-24

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The Lord directs the steps of the Godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble they will never fall for the Lord holds them by the hand. Psalm 37:23-24

The Lord directs the steps of the Godly… what a relief! This takes the pressure off of us. God leads the way, and His ways are higher than our ways. So we can rest easy and follow his lead.

He delights in every detail of their lives…Not just some details – EVERY detail! Talk to God throughout the day. He wants to be a part of our whole life, not just on Sunday.

Though they stumble they will never fall…Tough times will come but they won’t overcome us.

The Lord holds them by the hand… The God who created the earth, moon, stars, seas, animals, and everything else holds our hand. He’s always there. What a promise.