Gratitude

So much to be thankful for. I woke up this morning feeling refreshed. The sun was peaking out of the clouds and the trees were calm. I went outside to take the dog out. I was welcomed by the calmness in the air, birds singing and wow so much warmer then it has been. That was nice. I finally was able to uncover my rabbit who has been covered up for two and half days as it’s too cold even for him. He did so well with his thick heavy coat. It’s so nice to not have to thaw his water every few hours. He greets me with his head low because he wants me to pet him. Jonas is such a sweet rabbit. He’s a mini plush lop and he’s up there with a couple of rabbits I’ve owned that struck my heart. ❤️

I’m so grateful for God’s beauty I see everyday surrounding me. I love the sunrises and sunsets here where I live they are so amazing. I live up on a hill so the views are incredible . I love watching God paint the sky with his beauty. After my concussion I don’t want to take anything for granted. I need to stop and smell the flowers more often. To soak up all His glory.

I noticed at the beginning of the year one of the rose bushes I got from Wendy was trying to bud. Even in this cold weather we just had I still see it continuing to grow. It sits under the eve of the house. I will continue to watch it. It’s so beautiful. It’s double colored those were Wendy’s favorite. I still miss her everyday but I see her in lots of things around me. I know she watches out over us. We are coming up to her one year anniversary of her death. She has been in heaven for almost a year. Hard to believe.

I’ve learned a lot through my year of grief. The most important thing I learned was how to be grateful every day for something. I often found many things. I have a gratitude journal that I use. That’s was one of the things got me through my grief. Another was my amazing friends, lots of tears, writing, my work at school, learning to appreciate what I have and the list goes on.

This morning I was reflecting and realize that there are people out there every day who still have a concussion that they are recovering from and they are still waiting for their brains to go back to whatever normal is. I’m going to pray for each of you, that somewhere whatever your going through you can see one thing that your grateful for. Even though I hated having a mild concussion and I’m still recovering I’m glad I could understand a small part of what some of friends are going through. Until you experience it, you have no idea.

What are you grateful for today? I would love to hear your responses.