Gratitude

Lately, I’ve tried to practice being grateful for the little things.

Sunsets, kisses, beaches, flowers, good inkpens, bandanas, fishing, unbroken bones, clean water, crochet hooks, laughter, late-night conversations, pumpkin pie, “The Lion King”, good books, music…

…little tree frogs in unexpected places…

…and best friends.

It’s true that if you thank God for every good thing, no matter how small, it will become easier and more natural to thank Him even for the bad things.

You’ll also find that those “little things” you take for granted and sometimes forget to be thankful for are, in fact, not so little at all; and as you consciously draw your attention to them and to the patient, generous God who put them into your life, you realize that they are the joy of your heart and the very things which make that life worth living.

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