Giving Thanks

I have been MIA in the blogosphere. Well that is not true, just my posting is MIA. I have probably been a little too busy in the others' blogs. I think I am struggling with if blogging is a good idea for me. I don't really have a true purpose for the blog yet. I mainly just want to share my trials and successes each day as a Christian, mom, wife and woman each day. I read a lot of blogs of people who seem to have all the answers. I wanted to blog as a person still looking, trying, failing and sometimes succeeding each day. Anyway, I am going to give it another try.

My big worry is that I don't want blogging to also take me away what is truly important to me - God and my family. I have been trying to seek the balance. I have read two great books lately - One Thousand Gifts and A Mother's Rule of Life. Each have really been teaching me about priorities and how I can truly spend each day worshipping, loving and thanking God each day while serving my family and the world. Its a tough thing to do. At least I feel like it is. Especially when you feel pulled to do so much like volunteering, cleaning and just figuring out all the stuff that is supposed to be "best" for the child (more on that later this week).

So one thing I am going to try to do is when I have nothing else to write, I am at least going to list my thanksgiving. Its sort of like trying to create my one thousand gifts list. Here is my start from this weekend:

1. Sun shining on new rainfall.
2. Brothers holding hands.
3. Elderly couple walking hand in hand.
4. Little boys who have lots of kisses and hugs for their mama.
5. A single red rose.

I hope you saw lots of the little gifts the Lord gives us each day. Remember to tell Him, Thank You!