Today I'm thankful for Ann Voskamp's blog aholyexperience.com. I love how she constantly focuses on the heart of things. The broken heart of things to be exact. Loving in a world like this is not an easy task. We're all afraid of getting our hearts broken, and because of that we shy away from certain situations, and don't love freely like the Lord has called us to. That's something that I know I'm guilty of time and time again. I'm well guarded, well-shielded, and I should not be. I'm thankful for my husband who is a living example of living without shields. I'm thankful for the way he loves me unconditionally. I'm thankful that I get to wake up next to him every morning, and I'm thankful that he shows me he loves me in the middle of the night - dead asleep. I'm thankful for the little ways God shows his love for us - blooming flowers, sunshine, children's smiles. God is so good to us, and it's so easy to be discontent. God, I want you to know that I'm truly thankful. I'm so sorry for complaining - because it's showing you that what you have provided for me isn't good enough, and that's not my place to say. I should be thankful that you have provided the many blessings you have, and not be begging or whining for more. Thank you Lord, and help me to remember in the hard times that you have been ever so gracious and merciful to me. Thank you God. Amen.
Love, Sara
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