Today is Thankful Thursday and I am exhausted. Baseball season is always a busy time at our house. I fall behind on housework, most meals are eaten on the go, and I feel like a circus juggler. However, I am thankful. I am thankful for the opportunity to watch my son play the game he loves. I am thankful for the friendships and bonds we are all making. And I am thankful for the life lessons we all are learning. So this afternoon when the morning caffeine and adrenaline from last night’s win wear off, I am going to remind myself how thankful I am for the opportunity to be tired today.

How about you? Is there an area of your life that appears to be a mixed blessing? Today I encourage you to look at your burdens through a lens of thankfulness. Look at the load of laundry and be thankful for the clothes to wear. Look at the to do list at work and be thankful for the job. Look at the busy schedule and be thankful for the opportunity. Use today to look through a lens of thankfulness.

“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭9:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬‬