Something Good

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"Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday."

~ Author unknown

It hasn't been a particularly good week and at times, I can be tempted to complain. I hate that I'm so prone to see the glass as half empty rather than half full. I work hard not to go down the road of whining, and one way that I do that is to try to see something good in each day, even if the majority of the day has been bad.

This week I saw these good gifts from God.

💓Fall colors, still hanging on the trees.

💓 Flowers that have survived a few frosts, as well as some snow. I brought these indoors to enjoy.


💓 Hugging a friend tight in her loss.

💓 A word of reminder that while we cannot take others' problems away, but we should strive to be the person who makes someone's life a little bit better.

💓 These ladies from our church's Hooks and Needles group who helped me stuff goody bags for a Halloween outreach.


💓 A few Etsy sales this week.


💓 A surprise visit from my son.

💓 Learning a new skill, pressure canning.


💓 Options. Not everyone in the world has them.

All these small things have added up to a pretty good week so far. It's not a bad way to look at each day. We can all find at least one small thing to be thankful for. That reminds me...

💓 God allowed me to wake up and take another breath this morning.

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