blessings

Blessings often come disguised as trials. I forget this lesson until it slaps me in the face--my all too often slow-to-be-grateful face. I need to work on that. We have a lovely, simple, modest, glorious life with so many many blessings. Just this week, little miracles (that have meant a lot to us) have just twinkled themselves our way, at just the right time. If I paid closer attention (i.e., complained less) I would probably notice even more. How we cheat ourselves with silly distractions. Pause for a moment and reflect on the little blessings, or consider how current struggles might actually be blessings in disguise. A familiar song is playing in my mind "...name them one by one..."