Just for the record, everything that has no home in our house after my organization projects has slowly been drifting back toward my home office, with the result that it looks like an office supply store threw up in here.
I am once again having difficulty with the piles of papers, receipts, letters, mail, bills, postcards….just piling up. I have to start being merciless with this stuff. So enough about that.
Yesterday, PC’s parents stopped in and spent a few hours with us on their way through town. They’d been in a nearby town picking up some furniture for PC’s mom, who is moving into her own place in a town not far from here.
PC’s folks have been divorced for more than 20 years and are currently both staying with PC’s brother and his wife. My mother in law, Judy, just retired and moved from her community across the state to be closer to us all. She’s only going to be an hour and a half away and we’re pretty excited. It’s nice that PC’s parents get along so well and for Rabbit to have an afternoon with both Grandpa Bob and Grandma Judy was such a treat.
While talking to PC’s mom, we were talking about friends and family members who are going through some terrible struggles: cancer, deaths in their family, sickness, marital troubles…
I started thinking that other than our current financial straits (which are only temporary), our life is pretty great. I have a husband I love, and who loves me. We laugh together and get along (most of the time) very well. Our daughter is a delight. We have a modest but comfortable home. Our families are a great support and we have amazing friends. We live in a city we love, PC is working full time, we have health insurance and my hall closet is organized.
Plus, I made two loaves of gorgeous potato bread this evening. I’ve knitted three dish cloths after only learning to knit in the last week. We have groceries, the laundry is all done and we have a down comforter, two great cats and lots of books to read.
To complain about any of this would be blasphemy, at least tonight.
This is a great post :) I often have a better day when I jot down what I’m thankful for in the mornings. It is often just the simple things that make me feel so happy and peaceful, a warm home, loving husband, and healthy boys. Also, do you have a recipe for the potato bread?
I started meditating on the things I am thankful for. I do this each night as I lie in bed before sleep. Over the years, this practice has helped me to look at life with a much better attitude. We all have so much to be grateful for!
Lovely post, we have so many blessings to count, don’t we?
Indeed! What a beautiful way to look at the world. I try to stay in that frame of mind. Thanks for the reminder.