started complaining and then ....

"I mean really, it could be worse than it actually is!"


This morning I was somewhat bummed because I got up a bit late. Not a good start for me, who wants to have extra time to read and write each morning. Then on top of getting a late start the golfer came in and said the driving was horrible and that I should leave early for work. At that moment there was no verbalization but the thoughts of complaining started to come into my mind ...
When I arrived at school and my 1st grade teacher I work alongside of began to complain about her drive to school I started to chime in ... when all of a sudden I said my weekly saying aloud, "gratitude is everything". I told her that I was working on this saying and we began together:


I said, "grateful that we are all here safely".


She said, "grateful the kids arrived safely".


I said, "grateful that the kids were working so hard this morning".


She said, "grateful that we have 3 more days 'til Spring break".


I said, "we will be grateful when our day is over", to which both of us smiled.


I went on through the day thinking ...


grateful for my friend Susan who would be praying with me at 12:30 for my grandson

grateful my principal answered my call for help with a student

grateful I brought my book to relax with during my lunch break

grateful to be outside in the cold, blowing, snow during recess today

grateful for a student who turned his day around

grateful for an amazing assembly on patience and kindness put on by staff and students

grateful for an answer to pray even though it was not what I expected for my grandson

grateful that our after-school program was canceled and I arrived home an hour earlier

grateful for a brief afternoon nap

grateful for some real food eaten tonight

grateful for a warm home on a cold winter night

grateful for some time to read both books and blogs before bed




gratefully In His Arms, Beth