Grateful

I have got so many things to be grateful for. I cannot count the many ways, the many times, the many blessings, the many opportunities for improvements in challenges thrown my way, and the many good (and bad) people that constantly come to and from in this lifetime.

My heart is constantly filled with a love wanting to burst out. Despite the gloom and darkness I would sometimes feel... despite the evil thoughts I would think at times... despite my brokenness, sinfulness, my unholiness... I am grateful.

I am grateful for the air I breathe.
I am grateful for the gift of life.
I am grateful for lessons learned, mistakes made.
I am grateful I can write. I can express.
... I can be me in well-woven and magical words.

I am grateful for the sun that shines on me every morning (when days are good).
I am grateful for the rain, too, when days are too humid for one's own good.

I am grateful that I can personally bring my children to school.
I am grateful I can get to have breakfast with them, lunch (when it isn't a school day), and dinner.

I am grateful God made me a mother and allowed me guardianship / mentorship of two amazing individuals in Paul Daniel and Phoebe Dawn.

I am grateful God gave me a wonderful and faithful husband in Emar Paul... He is my rock and refuge in times of distress. I am grateful I get to have meaningful conversations with him every day that we are together and every night when we are apart.

I am grateful for my sisters and my parents. I would not be who I am today if not for my experiences with them.

I am grateful for quiet times in the morning when I can have my fellowship with the Almighty... My precious prayer and scripture time. And in the evening after homework is done, when I can be alone with my thoughts, work and words.

I am grateful for the roof over my head, for the food on the table, and for the readily available safe drinking water to quench my thirst.

I am grateful for the wind, its coolness and warmth... all at the same time.
I am grateful for love and laughter; for friendships; for kindness; and generosity.

I am grateful for people who come my way for a reason, a purpose only God could have fashioned.

I am grateful for both good and bad experiences. The former affirms my belief that God made man to be good; and the latter, because life lessons must be learned.

I am grateful and I can only write so much. I am grateful. My heart is full, filled to the brim; and when days are bad, really nasty, I have all these to help me turn back the tide... and believe, it will soon get better. I have so many to be grateful for.

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