I want to complain about dishes… because I don’t have a dishwasher… because they take so much time… because I always procrastinate doing them… because there is just SO MUCH to do.
I want to complain about laundry… because I don’t have a washing machine… because I have to lug it up and down stairs… because it takes me forever to fold it and put it away…because there is just SO MUCH of it.
I want to complain about dirty diapers… because they smell bad… because they take up so much time… because there are SO MANY of them.
I want to complain about all of it. Just complain and complain. But then I think of this image.
And suddenly I don’t want to complain anymore. I don’t want to complain because I realize that I have SO MUCH. I have SO MANY dirty dishes because I have SO MUCH food. I have SO MUCH laundry to do because I have SO MUCH warm clothing. I have SO MANY dirty diapers to change because I have a healthy baby girl. Just look at her. Isn’t she beautiful? See how happy she is? See how chubby her little arms are?
How could I want to complain? Ever? Thank you Lord for giving me SO MUCH.








January 28, 2012
Thanks for reminding us to stay thankful for what we have, however large or small.
January 29, 2012
I volunteered in Cape Town, working with the street children. Ever since I prefer a more simpler life, less clutter, less of everything and more of love and care. Actually just recently I posted about the simple life at my recovery blog
http://paulastree.blogspot.com/
I am please to meet you and lucky that a virtual world connects us!