First of all, he said to refuse to be anxious & stop being the victim. Then, he said things like "see things from God's perspective" & "have fun with the simple things in life" & "give thanks for what you do have". He said he was taught that when you're struggling with something in life, you should wake up each morning & find 100 things to thank God for. If you run out of things to thank him for, just thank Him. After that, you won't be dwelling on the negativity of your situation anymore.
So, through all this, I found 100 things to be thankful for & wanted to share. This is not only another long blog of mine, but it's a "thank you" to those of you who have offered me support, but it will be a reminder to me when I look back & wonder how I made it through this difficult time in my life. THIS is what kept my spirits up.
I am thankful for:
1) Baby Cashe.
2) My incredible husband.
3) My home.
4) My car.
5) My health insurance.
6) My job.
7) My understanding boss, Jeff.
8) My understanding co-workers & Managers I support.
9) When the IT guys picked up my laptop from home a few weeks ago to update it & dropped it back off!
10) My neighbor Jill taking me to the vet on short notice.
11) My Sister checking in on me everyday.
12) My Brother's phone calls.
13) My Dad's sense of humor.
14) My Mom's sense of humor & reminders to stay positive.
15) My best friend, Angela checking in on me daily.
16) Katy's home-cooked meals.
17) Brooklyn's homemade card.
18) Jill's home library.
19) Jen A. checking in on me weekly.
20) Tiffany having just the right things to say.
21) My heating pad.
22) The subdivision's swimming pool.
23) Jen B. calling her cousin to fit me in for my steroid injection.
24) Matt & Kristin's pharmaceutical wisdom.
25) Shad's patience.
26) Cashe's kicks.
27) Grandma is in Heaven without a doubt.
28) My Aunt Shauna's encouraging emails.
29) Amber Joy's heartfelt phone message.
30) When Angela asked God to give me no more pain (while doing her dishes & bawling for me.)
31) Melissa checking in on me.
32) Jen B's gifts.
33) Shad's cousin, Brenda having all the right words to say.
34) Shauna's prayers.
35) Angela's Mom, Gerel's card.
36) My big bed/office.
37) Bright, sunny days.
38) When Kelly E. dropped off new outfits for me.
39) Courtney's encouraging words about marriage.
40) Kelly A's baby basket.
41) Jen M's reminders to relax lots & rest lots.
42) Phone calls from my boss asking me not to rush back into the office & take it slow.
43) The wisdom from all of the guys at work about babies (very humorous, actually!)
44) Dr. Caplinger & all of her nurses!
45) Dr. Gussner scheduling me for a spinal steroid injection during his lunch break.
46) Being able to look forward to my baby showers - thanks to Alicia & Jen B!
47) The Bradleys' swimming pool.
48) Jill's homemade meals.
49) The new PJs Katy dropped off for me!
50) The Psalms Gerel sent me.
51) Jazz is no longer in pain.
52) Heather A. checking in on me weekly.
53) Mom's work stories.
54) Brenda Z's Friends phone call.
55) Tim's fresh veggies.
56) Shad's sense of humor.
57) Denny & Nancy's offer to send Kelly E. to AZ with me for moral support.
58) Dad & Aunt Shauna's understanding that I cannot travel.
59) Maternity Leave.
60) Short Term Disability.
61) Grandma didn't suffer.
62) Bereavement Leave.
63) Having enough money to pay for Jazz to be put down.
64) Memories of Grandma.
65) Having my Mother-in-Law check on me each week.
66) Roland's list of physical therapy stretches.
67) Jazz isn't suffering anymore.
68) Our Life Group & their prayers.
69) Our church.
70) Kohlman's questions about Cashe.
71) Amara's licks.
72) Angela's care package.
73) Jill's card.
74) Memories of Jazz.
75) Shad's meals.
76) Cashe's hiccups.
77) Stacy's phone call.
78) My Father-in-Law's concern & advice to read the book of Job.
79) Being placed on other church prayer lists.
80) Angela's card.
81) Dr. King.
82) My tan.
83) Others' prayers.
84) Ability to work from home.
85) God.
86) Ashley's kind blog posts.
87) My big bathtub.
88) The mending of old friendships.
89) Shalan's encouraging words, especially after her rough pregnancy.
90) Aside from my back, my otherwise perfect pregnancy.
91) Amanda checking in on me.
92) Central air conditioning.
93) My work (it's been a great distraction).
94) Jess checking in on me.
95) 7 years of wonderful marriage this month!
96) Shad's comforting words & reminders to read my Bible daily.
97) Events to look forward to in the next few weeks, few months & in November!
98) My daily devotions.
99) Christine's kind words.
100) The messages at church.
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