Thankful Even When I Shouldn't Be

It has been a tough week and it would be so easy to focus on all the chaos and throw in the towel to think of all I'm thankful for but I won't do that.  Because even in the toughest moments, there's still so many things to be thankful for.  On Tuesday I watched as two men from a funeral home brought the body of my neighbor out of the house.  In that moment I realized that no matter what we go through in this life none of us will get out of it alive.  Is it worth it to complain about the messes my kids leave around the house?  Is it worth it to make a fuss over the results of an election (either way you look at it)?  Absolutely not.  My son has been home from school very sick with a bad virus.  He feels miserable and was told by a doctor that it may last a while.  But he's home with me and he's safe and he's going to get better.  

This week I have been spending the mornings listening to my Bible app, as I am reading through a Bible in a year challenge.  Then I open up my Bible and read through Psalms.  If you are worried about the direction of things right now I suggest the first few chapters of Psalms.  It's comforting.  Last night we went to a concert that was held as my son's college.  Unfortunately, he was too sick to attend but the three of us went.  It was Patrick Mayberry and Josh Baldwin.  They are both Contemporary Christian artists and a night of worship was exactly what I needed.  I am thankful for that opportunity to watch them perform and I am most thankful to be able to worship as I want to.  

We made it to Friday and that's another reason to be thankful.  Even in the hard weeks I know I'll be waking up a little later tomorrow and have a chance to rest.  Thank you Jesus for giving me these little ordinary moments to be grateful for, even in the midst of some unsettling chaos.