DAY #...oh forget it...! 30 Days of THANKS has now just turned into DAYS OF THANKS...who needs to keep track :)
EVERYDAY since August 30th, 2013, I've been THANKING the good Lord for the man I call HUBBIN'. Really, I've been thanking God for James since we went on our first date, January 7th, 2011. This man is NOT what I EVER thought I'd marry. Fall in love with. Or heck, even date! But alas, HE'S THE ONE and I SAID YES!
I am beloved.
It feels arrogant and conceited to say but, it's true. I am SO LOVED. I AM LOVED BY A MAN NAMED JAMES. I used to look at couples...my parents, grandparents, friends...and thought I knew enough from simply observing to recognize and accept what 'being in love' must be like.
Boy was I wrong.
Five years ago, the greatest example set before me was shattered and I saw, for perhaps the very first time, what LOVE really was: a choice. Not feelings. Not grand gestures. Not all the right words. Not flowers and date nights. LOVE is commitment, despite what you feel. LOVE is service, often without recognition or reward. LOVE is being honest, even if it rocks the boat. LOVE is all about the little things.
Seems I had seen and been around all the WRONG ways to love and chalked that up to being 'the norm'. That's when James came into the picture and broke the mold! The love he has for me...even amidst the annoyances and frustrations...seriously AMAZES me. I never EVER thought I could be loved so much. And he shows me and tells me EVERYDAY.
Granted, I'm still in the 'honeymoon' phase. Which definitely helps me see my glass half full :) But I'm very aware of reality. I know looks fade, expectations go unfulfilled and as much as it kills me, even if I kNOW I'm right, he may still win. But then LOVE isn't about winning...or about who's wrong or who's right. It's not about keeping score. It's NOT fiair. And it's NOT 50/50. LOVE, I've graciously learned, is 100/100. You give your all, I give my all.
And I've been given HIS all.
Doesn't mean James is perfect. TRUST ME! Nor am I....that's FOR SURE! But it's his love that REMINDS me to not sweat the petty stuff. To not focus on what he ISN'T but what he IS. Not where he falls short but where he SHINES. It's this LOVE I have from a man named James that keeps me EVER so thankful.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
30 Days of THANKS!
It's NOVEMBER and it's been stirrin' in me to share my GRATITUDE for the ABUNDANT blessings in my life. With the Thanksgiving season among us, why not go along with the fad and join in on the craze that seems to be invading the ever populated social network nation. I know I'm a day late and dollar short (whatever that even means) but hey...
DAY 1: HEALTH
In a world where it seems around every corner, cancer is striking our friends and family...where sickness seems to always be 'going around'...where people are called more by the doctors diagnosis than their actual name...I AM SO THANKFUL for my health.
Say what you will about the 'flu shot' but I NEVER get the flu shot and I've NEVER had the flu. To think of it, the last time I had a cold was last December. And that's because I was moving in the dead of winter and slept in a new apartment with no heat (duh...not smart). I've gone this whole year without getting sick....I think that's something to be grateful for!! Besides my first 24 hour food poisoning experience earlier this year...I hadn't even puked since I was a little kid.
With illness so prevalent throughout our society, I can't help but be so very aware of how blessed I am. I chalk it up to Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinks, so he is". I believe this to be true. If you think you're going to get sick...WATCH OUT, it'll happen. If you FEAR the bug that's 'goin around'....GUESS WHAT?! I choose to remain in the confidence that I am healthy and whole, lacking nothing. And when a sore throat makes its way in, I use my God-given brain and take necessary precautions...drink tea, suck on lozenges and rest my voice.
I don't ACCEPT that it's just 'that time of year'. Eat healthy, take care of your body, REST and stand on God's Word. If it works for me...there's no reason why it can't work for you :)
DAY 1: HEALTH
In a world where it seems around every corner, cancer is striking our friends and family...where sickness seems to always be 'going around'...where people are called more by the doctors diagnosis than their actual name...I AM SO THANKFUL for my health.
Say what you will about the 'flu shot' but I NEVER get the flu shot and I've NEVER had the flu. To think of it, the last time I had a cold was last December. And that's because I was moving in the dead of winter and slept in a new apartment with no heat (duh...not smart). I've gone this whole year without getting sick....I think that's something to be grateful for!! Besides my first 24 hour food poisoning experience earlier this year...I hadn't even puked since I was a little kid.
With illness so prevalent throughout our society, I can't help but be so very aware of how blessed I am. I chalk it up to Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinks, so he is". I believe this to be true. If you think you're going to get sick...WATCH OUT, it'll happen. If you FEAR the bug that's 'goin around'....GUESS WHAT?! I choose to remain in the confidence that I am healthy and whole, lacking nothing. And when a sore throat makes its way in, I use my God-given brain and take necessary precautions...drink tea, suck on lozenges and rest my voice.
I don't ACCEPT that it's just 'that time of year'. Eat healthy, take care of your body, REST and stand on God's Word. If it works for me...there's no reason why it can't work for you :)
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