Thankful Tuesday

It’s the last day of May…WOW WOW WOW…how time has flown right on by! While driving to work this morning, I was thinking – ok Estelle, so what will you blog about today? LOL… and in that moment I was just amazed at how God has been faithful in always giving me something to write about this past week. I thought about my evening last night…about my past week, about a phone call with a friend yesterday to whom I said “ek is net dankbaar”… (“I am thankful”)

And that’s what resonated in my heart…being thankful. If I were to think of one thing every day that I was thankful for; I’m sure I’d eventually end up with a mighty long list. But if you just take one moment, and think – of just ONE thing TODAY for which you are thankful, what would it be?

Yesterday I was thankful when my mom let me know she prepared supper and I could come over; thankful because after gym and being stuck in traffic I really was not in the mood to cook; I was happy to just have crackers and cheese! So my heart was blessed by her kind gesture.

And being thankful is not only in those BIG things, many a times – it’s in those things that others don’t see. I’m thankful for my health – I’ve not been bugged with any flu or winter illnesses this year as yet, every day I hear of someone battling with a bad cold, or flu or chest infection. I’m thankful.

I’m thankful for my family – that I can count on. And I’ve too realised that, amazingly the older you become; the more you appreciate them. It’s an amazing feeling to know that they’ve got my back. I’m thankful for faithful and loyal friends who support me in my ventures, who cover me by prayer and who are such fun people to be around – people I can learn from, whose visits encourage me and make me want to do better. I am thankful.

Sometimes when deep in thought and think back on my life and the experiences; I’m thankful even in that – for in that I know that God is working things out for me. One lesson I’ve learnt is, ‘never despise our situation’.

I can go on and on…but in my immediate bubble – these are the things that warm my heart on this cold morning.

So irrespective your day, - or let me rephrase that, irrespective the day I will have, I will be mindful of the blessings God has bestowed on me; and just in any moment – embrace it.

Make the best of this last day of May. For tomorrow we enter a new month, with new possibilities, with new things for which to be thankful.

Have a happy, thankful Tuesday.

xx