Amid
the fear and uncertainty of the current times, I've been encouraged to see all
the people coming together as a community. From Facebook to zoom to our own
blogosphere - social media is reaching through the social distance. When I saw Liz's post on her blog In Omnia
Paratus, I knew I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. In her words:
"...in
an effort to introduce a bit of positivity and happiness amidst uncertain
times, I thought I would share some of my gratitude items here in the hopes
that our lovely little community of bloggers will echo back with some of their
own. It's been awhile since a blog hop has gone around, but perhaps our little
group can come up with a suite of them in the coming weeks to ease us through
these unknown times?"
Here
is my list of thankfulness:
- Community: I'm thankful
for my family, for my friends, and for all my internet connections! I've
been away from the people I normally spend my time with. My friends are
sequestered in their own homes. Despite this, I have been able to connect
with so many people through blogs, Facebook, and the internet as a
whole. We are not alone, no matter how many feet separate us.
- My faith: This time off
as given me hours of free time to spend in my Bible and in prayer. It has
been hard to carve out time for my relationship with Jesus between school
and work. Now I can spend unadulterated hours listening to what my soul
needs to hear.
- My pets: I have an
adorable dog and cat cuddling at my feet as I type. Time at home means
more time spent with furry critters that I love. Depending on how the laws
are handled, I might have more time to spend with Avalon as well!
- Sleep: As a busy
full-time college student working full-time I am always low on sleep this
time of year. But not this March! I'm getting a beautiful eight hours of
sleep every night. Nothing should change that since college classes are
online for the rest of the year.
- Hulu and Netflix: There
is nothing like settling down to watch a show without the shadow of
responsibilities and deadlines hanging over your head! It's basically a
month of rainy days.
- Nature: When it isn't
raining, I still have free rein (rain?) to walk through my town or nearby
parks. Spring came early this year. The world is basically begging to be
photographed and put on Instagram!
- Crafts: I have a secret
artistic side that hasn't seen the light of day in a long time. Now that I
have free days without classroom hours, I can experiment with bullet
journaling again!
- Water: I absolutely love to drink water (and coffee which necessitates water). It's easy to take for granted. Life is strange and scary right now, but we still have access to water. Thank God!
I would love to hear
from more fellow bloggers. What are you thankful for? If you don't have a blog,
let me know in the comments! Lets spread some gratitude around.
So very much to be grateful for! And how wonderful about getting to spend time crafting again.
ReplyDeleteThere is! Thank you.
DeleteThere is always room for gratitude.
ReplyDeleteAh, I love gratitude. It is a powerful force for good in our lives. You do have a lot to be thankful for.
ReplyDeleteI do! I'm so blessed!
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