Blessings are all around us, yet how many of us have never stopped for even a moment to notice them? I am often amazed that when I am at my most depressed it is because I’m not really looking around me and noticing the daily gifts I’m given.
When we moved to this house I was so excited! Sure the house is only 1050 square feet, there were 6 of us at the time and we won’t talk about the fact that it is so old I occasionally wonder if the pillars holding it up will withstand the daily romping of 6 boys (no joke). But we had been living in a 32 foot travel trailer for 3 months (long story) through the holidays and I was so stressed I was often getting terribly ill.
Having our own house again was a blessing! The land is gorgeous and the neighborhood (though we can’t actually see any of our neighbors) is wonderful. I was content and felt so very blessed every single day.
That feeling was somewhat diminished when I found out I was pregnant for the 5th time … then again a week later when I found out that it was twins, but I took a deep breath and we began a small remodeling project that opened up the kitchen a bit.
Counting my blessings has been very difficult at times over the last 3 and a half years, but when there are so many around us how do we miss them? I have 6 sons and they are all amazingly healthy. That by itself should be enough to make a mom want to jump up and down for joy, but my blessings don’t stop there.
I have a roof over my head. It feels terribly cramped sometimes and I do honestly wonder about it’s stability at times, but it’s a place to live and it’s ours! I have a wonderful husband that works hard to provide for our family, I know without a doubt that he loves me and the boys. I live on a planet that despite it’s problems has amazing beauty and I get to see that each and every day.
I know and read daily about families that are facing incredible odds head on and they are trusting God to take care of them in a powerful way … how can I not feel blessed abundantly when I see that?
Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than the bounty of the age-old hills. (Genesis 29:46a NIV)
He created all this beauty around us and daily offers us blessings, big and little. I choose today to see and live in those blessings!
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September 19th, 2008 at 5:13 am 1
Beautiful. Part of my motivation in starting my blog was to help me to be aware of the good things in my life and to take the “baby steps” I needed to reach my goals. Sounds like you’re right where you need to be!
September 20th, 2008 at 7:11 am 2
Thanks so much for this reminder to count my blessings. I have four sons (including twins) and we, too, live in a very small house. I\’m always wishing for more! But when I think about how so many people have so much less, and how fortunate I am that my kids are all healthy and happy, I realize how blessed I really am.