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Day Ten
Today I am thankful for peace.
Things are not always clear-cut in our day and life. There are times when you have to guess if what you are doing is right or wrong. Everything isn’t always clear-cut if you are following God or not.
One thing I do know though is that you are to always give thanks, no matter what is going on, you are to give thanks to the Lord for what is going on.
So when things are not going very well that is really hard to do. Things like dropping and breaking a brand new cell phone and not having insurance on it because you have never had to use it in the past 8 years. Yup we decided what was the point of paying the $33 a month when we never use it and if we do then we need to pay an additional $50 to $250 for the fix. So the plan was to take that $33 a month and put it aside for when we really need it, if we need it.
So since we just started this we have a total of $33 set aside and it is really hard to find peace and give thanks during a moment like that and yet we are told we need to.
That phone isn’t ours, we were given it on loan from God. How long we get to keep it really depends upon a couple of things, how well do we care for our object and how long does He want us to have it.
So today I am truly, truly, truly thankful for God giving me peace over the fact that this is now a broken new phone. I am giving thanks even though things are not perfect because that is what He asks me to do.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 18 Give thanks no matter what happens. God wants you to thank him because you believe in Christ JesusDay Ten
Today I am thankful for fun moments with my family.
Jack in the Box had to work today. So the monkey’s and I and my sister and my niece and nephew packed up and froze while trying to do some photos. It was really cold. It was really windy. The monkey’s were cranky and uncooperative. My nephew had no desire to smile or even look at the camera.
It was along day and after about 5 minutes I wanted to pack up and go but we didn’t. We stuck it out and kept on changing locations. And he would smile here and there. My Baby Monkey was super funny, when he wasn’t super cranky! I would try to get him so smile and he would roar like a lion! It was so funny.
Even though they were cranky and it was cold we did have fun. I got some cute photos. The two oldest monkeys were playing around with each other, which was nice to see.
My nephew did finally join in for a few photos but not many. At least I did get some because he hasn’t had photos taken since he was about 2 years old. He is a stubborn little man.
Today I am thankful for cold weather, windy situations and family who you can go and have fun with even when circumstances are not perfect.
Day Ten
Today I am thankful for college.
After searching for myself for many years and not having a clue what I wanted to do I finally figured it out. Then it was a matter of seeing if I could find a place that did a complete online degree. It was not an easy thing to do.
Then when I finally found a place that did a complete degree in this profession I had to wait until I had been away from my Ex for about two years. It was very disappointed but grateful all at the same time.
I have since been going to school on and off since 2009. I have taken time off because of emotional issues and just being completely overwhelmed with life. But I have made sure to take at least 2 courses over the year. It does frustrate me when I take the time off but I knew with Baby Monkey that taking it this fall was not an option.
I truly thankful I didn’t take it this fall. Life has been completely insane and if I would have thrown school in there I probably would have not done very well. Which would have been even more upsetting.
I am however working on getting enrolled right now with my adviser. She sent me a letter letting me know to go and register online and I go to do that and it won’t let me. So now I have to set up a time to speak with her and have her figure out why I can’t enroll.
Also working with my financial aid guy. Looks like I might have to re-enroll with FAFSA; which is a complete pain in the butt!
No matter what though I am thankful this is there for me. I have believed for so long that I am not good at anything. I am not a good mom. I am not a good wife. I am not a good cook. I am not good at organizing (which I am not). I am not good at anything. And going to school has enabled me to see I am good at this. I can excel in something. Which has led to me feeling and believing in myself.
So today even with all the hassles I am going through to get enrolled for the Spring 2012 semester. And even though it is taking forever for me to get through these classes. I am grateful for school!
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