Gratitude

Grateful isn't for when the cupboards and freezer are full, the closet is full, the kids are spoiled, the driveway has new steel in it, and the bank account is packed. 

Grateful is for when you are going meal-to-meal, not sure what you'll find when you open the freezer door, but each time you do, you find things you forgot you had stored away months before, and somehow, the way the fish and bread were multiplied, the food is multiplied and your family is fed. Grateful is your child sleeping in her own bed, and not in a homeless shelter. Grateful is the rent check clearing. Grateful is knowing your child needs clothes and you go to Goodwill and score everything she needs and it doesn't drain the checking account. Grateful is a creditor telling you, "Sure, I'll extend you until _______________ (fill in the blank as you need)". Grateful is your husband is alive and defied odds and can still make you laugh. Grateful is your kids love you even though you will never win Mother of the Year awards, but you still get that text from your daughter, "I love you, momma." That is GOLDEN. Grateful is knowing you will probably never have a leisurely day shopping at some froofy clothing store for women, but your husband still finds you beautiful AND sexy. Grateful is the off button on the television so the world can continue to spin out of control, but you have the peace of turning off the tv and picking up your Bible because peace is inside and we still live in a country where we can read it and proclaim the power of God and the saving blood of Jesus Christ. Grateful comes in all shapes, colors, sizes, payment plans, sales, and balances, but it isn't something that will look for you. YOU have to search for GRATEFUL and then let others see it in YOU.