I miss my Gracie. I love that little camper. I miss going out there to write without the TV. I told Mr. FixIt, when we get too old to go camping, she has to stay with us so I can still have my little hidey-hole. I can’t wait for warm weather so I can lay out there at night and listen to the owls. We’re at that place in the year where the time crawls. It’s dark and cold and we haven’t seen the grass in weeks…highly unusual here.

I’ve gotten into a bad habit lately. I stay up late then sleep (or at least stay in bed) WAY later than I do in the summer. That is good in a way. I’m getting a lot of rest. But it’s not good that half my day is wasted and I’m not getting the projects done that I want to work on. I’ve been trying to figure out what this is. I’m not depressed. I’m just exhausted. Even with all this rest, I’m bone weary this week. I think a lot of people are.

I’m not going to talk about politics, but I’m sure many of you are worried about the state our country is in. If you’re like me, the uncertainty of what to expect in the coming weeks and months is concerning. I’ve been through a clinical depression in the past…I’m not going there again. So, I’ve decided to focus on GRATITUDE. A Gratitude Journal helped get me through those dark days of depression when I was going through a painful divorce. In addition to the Scripture I leave at the bottom of each post, I’m also going to state what I am grateful for that day.

Mr. Virgo used to call me Pollyanna because I always look for the silver linings. For ever dark day and bad happening, there is still ALWAYS something to be grateful for. I’ll tell you everyday what I’m grateful for. Please feel free to share your gratitude with us here. We all need to search for the light in our lives. When gratitude is what we focus on it becomes easier to find more things to be grateful for. 

Who’s in?

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“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” ‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬

***Gratitude Journal***

I am grateful for my relationship with Jesus. He walks with me every step of the day and I am never alone. I owe him every praise. I don’t understand the mysteries of God’s ways, but I trust that He loves and cares for his children and has a plan for us.

#gratitude, #faith, #hope, #weary, #strength