Today I woke up and I couldn’t help but be thankful… after I had to fix my ungrateful heart. Towards the end of pregnancy, it is easy to focus on what is uncomfortable and agitating. The feeling of “I am always going to be pregnant”, I’m swollen and heavier than I’ve ever been…. oh let me stop. You see, I could focus on the fact that I woke up 6 times to pee last night OR I could have a heart of praise that I had a toilet to sit on, clean water to refill my empty bladder and an AC unit that keeps me cool enough to comfortably sleep without sweating. As I was making Patrick breakfast as he is running out the door to school, all I could think was, I’m awake…. and exhausted and drained. I poured a huge glass of water and chugged it down and it hit me. How amazing is it that I just grabbed a clean glass, poured clean water into it and chugged it down to my hearts desire. No matter how “uncomfortable” I am, I have SO many modern conveniences that make this pregnancy a walk in the park to compared to most people around the world.  

So today I choose to have a heart of praise instead of focusing on things that really aren’t as bad as they seem. Find things to be thankful for today and have a happy Monday! 🙂

Philippians 4:8 The Message (MSG)

^8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.