Thankful Thursday-Joy




This week's theme for Thankful Thursday is "Joy".
How fitting, since I have been on a hormonal roller coaster this week, struggling to look past how I feel and embrace life. So here are some things which bring me joy, especially when I want to just stay in bed or sit on the couch:

• Our toddler. She is so busy, so joyful, and so affectionate. Her belly-laugh fills any room.
  
• My hubby. He is very patient during the tough times, understanding & even helped with dinner by grilling what I prepared 2 days in a row!
• These cruddy symptoms should be gone before we leave for our family vacation in Gulf Shores next week.
• The Lord's faithfulness IS new every morning. Just because I had a rough day yesterday (note- not 1 thing on my weekly tackle list got done), doesn't mean today has to be a repeat. Now, where is that ibuprofen? It's easier to be joyful when the wonders of science have kicked in!
  
• Blue's Room DVD- I can go get a shower while BabyBear has a playdate with her friends on the tv screen.
• Rain. We had more rain storms yesterday afternoon. (The crabgrass is thriving. At least it's green.) The day lillies and black-eyed susans are flowering. Oh, so are the pink spirea shrubs. Their bloom is so delicate, reminds me a little of queen-anne's lace, but it is pink and smaller.

May the joy of the Lord be our strength today!