Mulititude Monday

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When I think of Mondays, there are many words that come to mind...

 Mundane

 Melancholy

 Manic

Morose

 "Meh" - lol

 Messy

Moody

Mindless

 Many of these words come as a result of a crazy weekend.  Weekends generally are not relaxed for a pastor's family.  This weekend especially was very busy.  

Our youth group had an all day tag sale, craft fair and car wash to raise money for camp.  I cleaned the church, did the bulletins, Dan & I planned out the service, I led worship, wrangled a very busy, but adorable new little girl the entire service, and then went grocery shopping in the afternoon because our cupboards were literally bare.  Not a meal could have been planned with what I had left. 

So Mondays are the day when everything comes crashing down.  The house looks like an explosion happened.  I always feel down on Mondays.  It's hard to want to do much of anything.  My poor husband still has to get up and go to his other job so I really shouldn't be complaining at all.

 So participating in Multitude Monday each week is one way to refocus my mind where it should be.  It helps to look back over the previous week and see exactly what my blessings were.  Sometimes they are little things that most would never notice and other times they are huge.  But no matter the size, they are all signs of God's hand on my life.

This week I am thanking God for blessings #1626-1644.


♥ Pretty Pansies.

♥ Sweet smells in the air.

♥ Sold books.

♥ Dwindling piles of clutter.

♥ The smell of fresh baked cookies.

♥ Enthusiastic teens.

♥ Crafty creations.

♥ Chatting with friends.

♥ Safety for two of our teens involved in an ATV accident.

♥ Clearing skies for the tag sale after two days of pouring rain.

♥ Money raised for summer camp.

♥ Croaking frogs.
♥ Spiritual renewal happening in the lives of people in our church.

♥  Hands lifted in worship.

 ♥ New visitors at church.

 ♥ A full refrigerator.

 ♥ A husband who holds down the fort when I'm ill.

 ♥ The wonderful smell of fresh herbs.

 and finally...

 ♥ Multitude Mondays.

 

Comments

  1. ElizabethdJune 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    What a busy life!

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  2. Kelly HallahanJune 10, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    He is so good- even in our BUSY! Glad you can take time to thank Him on Mondays! Such a great way to start a week! Blessings!

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  3. AnonymousJune 10, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    I enjoyed your list today. If you just keep focusing on God maybe your Monday blues will go away????

    Have a good week.
    Debbi

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  4. E. LaneJune 10, 2013 at 10:45 PM

    Thank you for the reminder that we are blessed even if it doesn't feel like it

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