It is okay to recognize you are BLESSED!

I am extremely grateful for all that I have in my life!  I spend each day trying my best to not overlook all that I have.  At times there are challenges and potholes in daily life that pull me down, but our Lord and Savior has his awesome ways of helping me cope with these hiccups in life; to stay focus on the good and only the good.  That isn't to say that it feels good to vent and speak my peace because isn't that what women are wired to do.  Bottom line I am blessed!  Large and small, all the blessings in my life are endless and some are even invisible to the human eye and only between me and my Heavenly Father.

A specific blessing in my life that I work hard to not take for granted is my husband!  He is an amazing individual.  He has led me to the Lord and everyday his kind heart is just overwhelmingly beautiful.  I am proud of him and I can not tell him enough that he amazes me!

He went on his first mission trip to Mexico with our church.  I was not completely secure with the idea because of the area that they were staying in was not particularly safe.  I know that probably sounds absurd because God's hand was securing the whole church group, but it still concerned me for his safety and for the fact that I was being left at home alone.....which is a first for me.

Needless to say my days went by slow and I understood how he feels week to week when I am off flying the friendly skies.  It is hard to not have your other half at home with you!  I do not like it and I do not want to a single day go by without letting him know that I appreciate every bit of his presence in my life.

As for his mission experience, I saw the Holy Spirit shining through him when I picked him up at the airport.  He had this beautiful strength and energy that he carried with him.  He glowed with happiness as he told me the details of the projects that he worked on for others in need.  He truly made me a proud wife.  I am also so so so very proud to say that my husband was an asset to the group because of his ability to speak fluent Spanish.  How awesome is that? 

It is the simple things...

I have to say that the days that I am fortunate to be home....I am so blessed.  It is not everyday that you can look out your window to appreciate the scenery of a national forest.  The views where I live are simply breathtaking.  The sunrises are beyond words and have a tendency to draw you in and make you sit silently to take in the magical changes taking place at the hand of God.  I do not take it for granted that I am blessed to live in such a beautiful area!

On days like this one I try to take in as much of my home life that I can.  I get joy from all the tedious, daily duties.....watering my plants, feeding our dogs and cats, and yes, the typical house chores.  I know some people probably think that I am nuts, these are the blessings that God has placed in my life.

The one miracle in my life that I am getting such fulfillment from is the concept of planting.  The Bible mentions so much of sowing the seed.  Planting the seed in soil with plenty of minerals and then maintaining it until you are able to reap the gifts from our Lord and our Savior..... this is such a gratifying feeling.   

I am taking the plunge this spring and I am going to plant my first garden.  I have even gotten a little excited and I planted some cilantro seeds to grow inside while I anxiously await for the Spring season to arrive.  I am pampering this little plant.  I am giving it all the TLC needed to grow big and strong.  Isn't that what our heavenly Father does for us?  Through God's awesome powers, my little miracle is beginning to sprout.  It is absolutely amazing!

I am telling you.....it is the little things in life that are making such a big deal in my Life....Thank you Jesus!