{"id":2066,"date":"2009-05-27T00:54:05","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T00:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolene-test.com.bishopcompsol.com\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2009-05-27T00:54:05","modified_gmt":"2009-05-27T00:54:05","slug":"counting-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/counting-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting Blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-1701.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2067\" title=\"shapeimage_1-1\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-1701-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-1701-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-1701-500x285.png 500w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-1701.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is not my best day ever. I have a bad headache, I\u2019m tired from too much weekend and overwhelmed by deadlines. Three dear friends shared hard, hard struggles with me yesterday, and I can\u2019t fix what\u2019s wrong. The weeds are growing and there\u2019s no time to pull them. The house is dirty and there\u2019s no time to clean it. I\u2019m feeling so stressed I was tempted to cut my walk short this morning (I didn\u2019t) and to snap at my husband (I did).<\/p>\n<p>The only cure for this gloomy state of mind is to count blessings. So here goes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Sunday, my son hugged me good-by and said he loved me.<\/li>\n<li>My daughter introduced her boyfriend to the extended fam this weekend, and he still calls her.<\/li>\n<li>My kids enjoyed being together this weekend. Watching them discover common interests and create memories was worth any amount of tired I feel this week.<\/li>\n<li>It rained yesterday. Now I don\u2019t have to water flowers for a few days.<\/li>\n<li>The new leak in the spigot that runs to the washing machine (plumbing disasters have been a constant theme this spring) happened on Hiram\u2019s day off.<\/li>\n<li>Hiram is all over the leak and this week\u2019s laundry.<\/li>\n<li>My headache reminds me of how fast I move and get done on non-headache days.<\/li>\n<li>I have three friends who shared their struggles with me yesterday.<\/li>\n<li>I have lots of writing deadlines because I have lots of writing assignments.<\/li>\n<li>This morning I saw a dear lying in the woods. It let me take it\u2019s picture.<\/li>\n<li>The iris are blooming.<\/li>\n<li>The rhubarb is ready to pick.<\/li>\n<li>The pink peonies are opening.<\/li>\n<li>Our Creator provides not only life and breath, but also beauty.<\/li>\n<li>I can walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, on with the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is not my best day ever. 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