Gratitude

I do know it is November despite the Christmas music playing on my blog. I did refrain from a christmas background... for now! I am not ready for Christmas, but do feel like I need to get myself in the mood, rather than just letting it catch up with me, so I am issuing myself a challenge. For the month of November I am going to try to post something I am grateful for each day. It is so easy to focus on the things that get you down, and instead that just makes me feel more down. I was looking at my blog and there on the side it says Happy Thanksgiving, so I am going to try and do my part to have more thanksgiving this month!!. Anyone who wants to participate is welcome! Maybe we can all lift each other up!

For today I am grateful for daylight savings - and not for why you might think. I didn't sleep any longer, but because I have been up for several hours already, I have had the chance to relax, and listen to music I love, and hopefully be calm as I prepare for church. If you know me well, you know one of my all time favorite musicians is Hilary Weeks. Her music inspires me and speaks to my soul. Her latest album seems to express the feelings that so many of us women have, the doubts and insecurities, and our need to rely on our Savior for strength. The opening song is "If I Only Had Today..." If I only had today I would try to be more positive, more loving, and certainly spend less time thinking of all I would like to be different. Yesterday's gratitude would have been gratitude for things that make me laugh, like the quote I posted, and today's is extra time to focus and remember what is important!!

One more thing, this was the amazing sunrise Friday morning, right from my front porch. Isn't it beautiful!!