Day 147 - Tiny Tuesday

Today I am thankful for Mexican Cokes. Or Coca Cola made with Imperial Sugar, in Mexico.

I know. It's awful for me. I know allllll about it. But sometimes, you just need a coke.

I am thankful that even though I'm allergic to the corn syrup in regular cokes, I still get to have Mexican cokes!!

Small thanks for today. But friends, finding the smallest of things to be thankful for today was a huge blessing. Please pray for my thankful heart to continue to grow. I still have so many things that I am thankful for... however, I am feeling completely overwhelmed by the things that are outside of my control.

I know that God is in control. I'm just having a really hard time walking peacefully through the storm.

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Day 146 - Manic Monday

Today was hard, friends. 

So many things are out of my control. So many things I look at and long to fix or change. So many things that I am being asked to "grin and bear".

But! While all things around me seem to be spiraling out of control, I rest in the knowledge that my God is IN control.

I am so thankful that I am not the one in charge of holding this reality in balance, because God does.

I am thankful that I don't have to know every detail of every possible outcome, because God does.

I am thankful that I can trust that God has my best interest in His heart. Even if things look difficult, I know it is for the best.

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Day 145 - Super Short Sunday

I am thankful that the weather stayed cool and sunny all weekend. What a blessing for my outdoor projects!

I am thankful that the patio seating of the restaurant we went to for lunch today had a heater ;-)

I am thankful that I got an extra hour of sleep last night and that when I woke up it was still pretty early!

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Day 144 - Hard Work

The husband and I spent all day working on a Murphy Bed that we are building. 

It was great fun, but man am I tired!

I am thankful that, even despite my many ailments, I am still able to get out and put in a full 12 hours of hard labor.

I am thankful that I have wonderful, kind, helpful people all around me who are willing to pitch in when needed.

I am thankful that our project is turning out so well, despite a few early setbacks!

Good night and don't forget to set your clocks back an hour tonight!

- Victoria 

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Day 143 - Grace {Five Minute Friday}

Grace.

The word leapt off the page at me when I went to check Lisa-Jo's site. And to think, I almost didn't participate in this week's Five Minute Friday.

Something happened in my class this week that made me want to scream and shout and stomp my feet, and just throw a big ol' Texas-style hissy fit. But I'm so glad I didn't.

I was upset. I was hurt. I was disappointed. I was sad.

I wanted to drive home the reality of the situation to the children who had been involved.

I wanted them to understand exactly what they had done.

But, miraculously, God stayed my tongue. Feeling pretty good about how I handled the situation, I was walking a little arrogantly today. For shame, I know.

Then I realized that this is how God treats me everyday.

I do things that upset Him, that hurt Him, that disappoint Him, and that cause Him sadness.

Yet He doesn't rub my noise in my failures, He guides me to grow through my mistakes when I repent. And He loves me still.

Thank you God for giving me grace so abundantly that I may pass it along, knowing that I am so undeserving and so unable to pass judgment. 

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