A blogger friend I follow just started blogging Thankful Thursdays and I decided to try it. Focusing on thankfulness is something we try to do daily here on the homestead and I think posting about it will help me remember how our life is now better in years to come, which is part of the reason I blog :)
Today I'm thankful for:
Healthy children. There has been a nasty cold/something going around at homechurch and so far we have avoided it!
One pig butchered, and the 10 more to do :)
A happy baby. She is playing in her playpen by the end of our bed as I write this. Content.
A clean house, yesterday we cleaned house after our 3 day weekend. Boy did it ever need it!
Honesty and integrity. J didn't get his math done during school or after yesterday and when they went to bed I saw his after school treat sitting in his spot on the shelf. He knows he doesn't get his treat if school isn't finished and there was no indication that he was angry or upset. I asked him about it as I thought he'd gotten it when L and E ate theirs and he said 'no mom I didn't finish my math!' That's my boy!!
Coffee, after a late night and a early baby snuggle and nurse, coffee is my friend :)
I'm sort of a backwards person. I learned years ago that its not enough to be thankful for the things that are going right. You have to be thankful even for the things that are driving you crazy.
So this morning I'm thankful that we have laying hens. Some are out, some are in, very few are laying eggs and it seems like they are all using my porches for their favorite bathroom spots. But I truly am thankful for the work they do!! I love the sounds they make and the bugs they eat and that they spread around the cow patties and help them compost.
Now see that wasn't so hard :)
Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!!
