Today I was thinking about green grass.
My husband is now working for a landscaping company. He was a huge lover of green grass before - I can only imagine what next summer will hold for our little piece of earth. But, maybe he will be working long hours during the summer days and he won't have a lot of extra time to make our already beautiful lawn even more picture perfect! We shall see.
Anyway- that is not the kind of green grass that I was thinking about! My green grass is my state of contentment.... my expectations..... my desires. I don't believe that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Well, maybe I do sometimes. (I am human.) But, for the most part I think my grass is greener right here and I have kept it watered with my cup that is usually half full.
My life has not been easy every day. I have had my share of struggles and I have worked really hard but I know that it's a choice to be content despite of my circumstances. There are some things that I wish I could change but I know that God is in control and that He has a perfect plan for me.
It is going to be Thanksgiving next week - and I have so much to be thankful for! God has blessed us beyond what we deserve. Please think through all of your blessings in the next few days. It will act like water and help your grass get a little greener!
I think my grass is a great shade of green and that my cup is running over. I, too, am so blessed and Thanksgiving is a great time to dwell on this. My family is a joy and somedays I could burst out in song, and somedays, I do burst out in song. I am loved and what more could I ever want!
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This was beautiful, Carlena! You are so right about the blessings making the grass greener! thanks for the reminder.
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