Multitude Monday 201-210

201. puppies and all of the smiles and giggles they bring

202. boys to train the puppies

203. biscuits and sausage gravy for weekend breakfasts

204. the art of making gravy from scratch

205. baking shortbread

206. slowly, but surely, cleaning out the closets

207. buckets, bleach, and plenty of washcloths to clean and disinfect

208. a stomach bug that "isn't too bad"

209. overall health, despite the creeping crud

210. knowing this too shall pass, again

Having weeks like these, the weeks "when it rains, it pours", still processing the grief of loss, feeling helpless to do anything but stand by and clean up as children get sick, a Frozen Tundra winter dragging on and on, struggling with my sleep cycle turning upside down for yet another time, missing opportunities to get out and have some fun because of sickness... I could go on.

If I wanted to, and sometimes I do, I could find an awful lot to complain about. I'm thankful for the reminder from Ann, and through her, the reminder from Him, to instead look around me and count my blessings, because as overwhelming as life can seem sometimes due to all the things I could complain about, there is still so much to be thankful for.

Thank You, Lord. You are so good, so good to me.