~Thankful Thursday~

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Coco

This week, my daily prayer podcast included a reading from Psalm 118:

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

This week, I am tremendously thankful for:

  • My husband, who happily agreed to my suggestion that he spend his Friday afternoon taking me to lunch and early birthday shopping. (He has the day off, I don’t.)
  • My son, who worked very hard for his stellar first quarter report card. (Fingers crossed for an academic scholarship!)
  • My daughter, who is so excited to be getting a new iPhone for her birthday! (I haven’t told her that I have mine already).
  • My mom, who is so supportive of all of us.
  • My job, which brings me satisfaction and a level of financial security. even though it nearly kills me from time to time.
  • My friends, who keep me smiling through life’s daily stresses.

I am thankful and out-of-my-skin excited for my friend who adopted a little girl from China, and for the smart phones that let her send pictures from half-way around the world.

I also am thankful for these simple pleasures:

  • Finishing my workout just in time to see a pink sunrise out my window.
  • Arugula, which is helping me rediscover my enjoyment of salads.
  • New TV shows (Once Upon A Time, Revenge) and old favorites (The Middle, Modern Family, Gray’s Anatomy) that are tearing me away from work–at least for a few hours.

What is the simplest pleasure that you are thankful for this week?

Are you celebrating anything tremendous?

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6 Responses to ~Thankful Thursday~

  1. Yum Yucky says:
    November 10, 2011 at 1:21 am

    Hi Coco! It makes me so happy to hear about all the good things going on in your life. I, too, am thankful for many things, but what comes to my mind right now is thankfulness for the this renewed diligence God has placed on me to do the things I need to get AND want to accomplish. Diligence comes with rewards. The rewards are on the way. =)

  2. Yum Yucky says:
    November 10, 2011 at 1:21 am

    oh, and I loves the new header.

  3. Carrie@FamilyFitness says:
    November 10, 2011 at 4:05 am

    Awesome! Good luck to your son on his grades and how fun for your daughter. When I was waiting in line for mine, a family showed up with their older teenage son in a blindfold – obviously surprising him with a phone. I had so much fun watching them.

  4. FindingMyHappyPace says:
    November 10, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    I read this post earlier when I was at work, and as you know, I was BORED, at work, so I wrote down a bunch of stuff I'm thankful for, it's since been long shredded, but, still, thanks for the post to remind everyone to be thankful for things. It's important!

    • Coco says:
      November 10, 2011 at 5:31 pm

      Yep. It's hard when the media focuses on things to complain about, but once you get started, you realize that you have much to be grateful for!

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