Same Old, Same Old (Gratefulness)

I am sitting here in my chair looking out my living room window on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning clear blue sky... and one of the first thoughts that came to me.. is "this is the same old same old.. it is rather boring" but then.. the very next thought that came to mind is this... "no... I am grateful for this thought.. I live in southern Ohio.. it is peaceful... in so many other places of the world it is not peaceful... there is turmoil. there is destruction... people are not happy... but I have this!! probably the majority of other people would love to have this. they would trade what they have for what I have in my life right now.. there is not a reason why I should not be happy with this.

Blessings Unaware

Do you ever have those times where someone does something for you totally unexpected and it makes you feel really special?  Perhaps a phone call, a meal, a small little present.  Stop and think about a recent time someone did that for you.

Now.. we might be totally unaware of it because it happens so frequently... But God is continually doing things for us... a lot of times unnoticed.  Take a second and acknowledge those little (and big) things that God does for you just because He loves you.