A funky mood

Day Twenty-seven: Today was a really good day. I've been waiting for the good days to return. What a relief. It was good enough that I am finally having to figure out which thing I want to post my thanks for (rather than just trying to come up with something worth posting). Don't get me wrong, there have been things I have been grateful for over this last week, but, to use Lindsey's word, I was in a "funk" so my thankfulness was suffering. I suppose I wouldn't appreciate this good day as much without the not so good ones before it.

Some of the great things about today. Ariel signed "please" on my chest instead of hers. It was really sweet. Ariel pointed to her nose, mouth, and eyes when asked to (and mine too). I had class this morning. I finally felt like there were things I wanted to blog about again...I've missed that feeling. Ariel ate her dinner with enthusiasm tonight. Our humidifier enhanced the atmosphere in our house...I get dry skin like crazy. I wore my snow shoes in the snow. I slipped and fell in the icy snow in my front yard and laughed at myself. My mom and my dad came to visit and hang out with Ariel while I worked at the college and we had a nice lunch together. Really, it was just a nice day. Nothing too significant, just nice.

Thank you, God, for the ups and downs, the mountain tops and valleys, but most of all thank you for the plains. I like having just a nice day, but even more I like being able to appreciate a nice day because I'm not in a funk. I feel like a burden has been lifted and I didn't really even know it was there. Thank you, God, for relief. I really appreciate the difference it makes (and made today).


What's this about? I decided on my birthday to make a commitment to being intentionally thankful. I challenged myself to post one thing I am thankful for everyday this year.