"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
My aunt sent this quote in her weekly email to the family. I am not sure who said it originally but it really touched me. Lately I have found myself using up all of my free time perusing pinterest for houses, clothes, shoes, craft ideas, food and all kinds of other projects and items I want. This leads me to website after website, shopping, perusing, filling up shopping carts with items I wish I could buy. I find myself staring at the items in the shopping cart, imagining what it would be like to have them, and what credit card I could use to buy them. I glance in the mirror and find myself frowning at the face looking back. I wonder what makes me think those clothes would even look good on that 5'11" 160 pound, bore 3 children, never been petite frame. I wonder how I could lose 20 pounds in a week...maybe I could pick up a parasite. I daydream of being really skinny with beautiful hair and skin in some other kitchen, in some other house, in some other city, in some other state, always wanting something I don't have. I feel blinded to the beauty that actually surrounds me. Gratitude turns what we have into enough! I have 3 beautiful children who are healthy and smart and funny and I have a caring husband who makes me laugh. My husband has a job and we have food to eat and a place to live in a beautiful city. I am grateful for what I have and I have enough. I need to say this to myself every day.
