A Full Heart

Every day I take things for granted. Even though it's the little moments that move me, I still seem to miss the beautiful fact that God works through little things to bless us and to speak to us of how deeply He loves us. He does this on a regular basis and though I may enjoy the way the light dances through the clouds or the smile my husband gives as he wakes me up for the morning, I don't always catch the gravity of each encounter I have with moments in life. Instead of waiting until next Thanksgiving, I think I'll make a list now of the things I'm thankful for today (in no particular order).

Reasons for a full heart

• flannel sheets,
• the ability to organize my thoughts 
• the chance to continually be challenged with my thoughts and the way I live
• with my crazy addiction to chapstick, I'm so very thankful there is not a chapstick shortage
• the perpetual second chances that God gives me
• the days that I actually enjoy doing the laundry and cleaning the bathroom
• waking up with Jakub every single morning (even if it's just to say goodbye)
• when Jax, our dog, cuddles with me until we're both ready to get up for the day
• having friends that are really there for you.
• getting to see my relationship change with my parents as I age (I finally get what they were talking about, that I really wouldn't understand until I was older!)
• the uncomfortable feeling you get right before you do something you've never done and although you were excited about stepping out earlier, now that it's time, you're scared to death. It's great to push through and see how strong you are.
• right now, I'm so thankful for the chance to wake up every day and be a part of such a crazy, dysfunctional world. To learn from others and to show what I have to offer too.
• and for the last one on this list, I'm so thankful that God hasn't given up on me, and that He's bringing me into this new season step by step; teaching me and loving me, and sometimes dragging me like a kicking toddler to a place that I need to be.

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What sparks your heart?