A Thankful Tuesday!

Ever have just one of those days...that how it has been for me..today has just been a GREAT day, really, no complaints on this day. Oh sure, I would have liked to have had a few more hours to spend working on a project this morning, I would have like to have had a few more hours to float around and play in the water and I would have like to have had a few more hours added on this evening so I could paint an even bigger portion of my wall, but all, in all... it was a great day.

I find that I complain too much lately, maybe I am getting older and grumpier, or maybe I am tired and just need an hour or two more of sleep every night, or maybe the world is just not cooperating with me as much anymore and I feel the need to shout it from the rooftops. Here and now, though, I am making a concerted effort, for at least the remaining days of summer, to work a bit harder at the finding happy moments portion of my life and skip the complaining part.

It's a Tuesday and I am thankful for so much; for my family and the fact that my parents just live a few miles down the road; for my husband who works really hard and is finally going to have a weekend off this week; for my daughter, who even though she tries my patience in every form these days, is still the joy of my life and the reason I am; for my friends, who listen and encourage and make me laugh!

I am thankful for the ability to buy what we need, when we need it; the comfort of my home; the new paint that is going on my walls and all the fun of redecorating; for music and my piano, and for the little things of life like "knock, knock" jokes and the chocolate push-ups we got introduced to this afternoon.

I am thankful for the heartbeats of those I love (or heartbeeps, as Hannah says!!) and bubble baths and that sweet bunny rabbit that wandered on my porch this morning; for the dogs barking in the yard and the birds that sang to us as we were swimming today.

There is so much to be happy about and thankful for in this world, life is so swift and seems to pass by in the blink of an eye. I am trying hard to not take a moment for granted...hoping the same for you!

Living Happily In the Moment!
Bev