Jul
7

Exercising The Art Of Thankfulness

Being Thankful is quite an art.  Sometimes the inspiration to be thankful comes easily; other times it doesn’t and it’s okay!  What I’ve found is it’s a lot like exercising & working out.  Whether we feel like it or not, we can work our thanksgiving muscles until they develop a memory of being blessed.  A great place to work on those muscles is Mama Hen’s Thanksgiving Thursday!

I’m thankful for:

1.  My hubby’s thougIhtfulness.  He knew I needed another swimsuit to take Sweetie & Buddy swimming a lot this summer!  So he helped me search many many stores to find one my size.  I had to drop my wish for a one-piece and go with the new trend of tankini.  Through it all, he went out of his way to be helpful and I’m thankful because that’s just the way he is!

2.  My kids’ willingness to run!  Today was a busy day as I took them to swimming lesson, and RIGHT AFTER we scuttled off to NASA Space Camp.  They kept running so we wouldn’t be late!

3.  A good friend (from way back when), her husband, and new 6-month-old baby are visiting from Arizona!  They drove up last night and had dinner with us, my parents’ family AND friends (who are also their family)!  It was a big spontaneous reunion, and it was so much fun to catch up with them!

4.  Applying “hourly focus” to blogging.  Hubby made this great suggestion!  It’s been 1 day.  Since we visited with my Arizonian friends last night, I didn’t get my usual 2 hours at night to blog.  However, I was able to get a blog post out in one 15-minute session during the day before our visit, and squeezed in the final touches right before we went to bed.  Awesome!

5.  My son Buddy’s birthday was yesterday!  Today he woke up with a new vigor.  I was so proud of him for going into that swimming pool and learning new things!  Usually he’s apprehensive about that, but he did great today!

What are you thankful for today?

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  • Mamaslittlechick

    Happy birthday Buddy! That is so great that your friends visited! I love reunions and get togethers with family and friends! Your husband is quite a nice guy to go and look for bathing suits. That is always a tough thing to do. Blog time is always a nice thing! Hey I love using the word scuttle! :) I am going to go add your link right now! Thank you for joining in today! :)

    Mama Hen

  • tvs take

    Your day sounds wonderful! I just love spontaneous events – they are usually the best time. Have a great day Jinnia!!

  • Jewel

    Hiya I'm following you now from MBC group.

    http://jewelzfrontporch.blogspot.com/

    Jewel

  • casey

    Hi Jinnia:0 As always thanks for stopping by my blog and saying hello and being so kind:)! I meant what I said about your writing and to be honest…I've always loved writing and expressing myself through words and you have inspired me to try and dig in a little bit more and go a little deeper when I share things. So thank you for that! I'm enjoying this reminder to focus on thankfulness today. It's hard when working full time and caring for an infant to not focus on negatives occasionally but, the fact of the matter is…I'm so thankful for both my job and my baby so I need to just zip my lips, put a smile on my face and sing praises! :) hehe

  • casey

    And happy BD to your little one!!

  • Genny Heikka

    Jinnia,
    I love your thankful list. Your husband sounds wonderful, and your kids sound adorable. I bet they were excited for space camp. About your hourly focus for blogging; I agree. It has been so helpful to me to set aside blocks of time where I write a few posts at once, then auto-publish them throughout the week as life, the kids, writing deadlines, etc. get busy. :)

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Thank you! Thank you for starting this, it's wonderful!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Thanks Tesha! We're hardly spontaneous since we became parents, so it's always nice to do it once in a while! You're right, they're usually the best! Have a great day too!!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Hi Jewel! Thanks for stopping by and for the follow. Have a great day!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Casey, I LOVE that you like to dig deeper to share things! I do too! I can't imagine what it's like to work full and care for an infant. It doesn't sound easy. What do you do?

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Thank you!!! We're having a b-day party this Sunday at a big bouncy house, can't wait!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    What a great suggestion to write a few posts at once!! Thank you for that! Yes, the kids are loving the space camp, it's really innovative what they get to learn. Thanks for visiting with me, Genny! Have a great day!

  • Sofia

    Jinnia, thanks for reminder to be thankful. I sure am thankful to have a loving hubby and a cute chubby healthy child:)
    following back from MBC:)

  • http://pink-moss.com Shmonae

    Here from simply follow :) I'm grateful for water for my kids to play in on a hot summers day!

  • Angie

    Thanks for your kind words at A Little Book Nook! Love your blog and this was a great post. Following you now. :)

    Angie
    http://www.alittlebooknook.com

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Sofia, I'm so happy to have you! A loving hubby & chubby child are wonderful things to have :) Have a great day today!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Hey there, nice to have you! Ah…hot summer days! Have a great one!

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Sure thing, Angie! Thanks for visiting and following! Have a wonderful day!

  • http://www.familyliteracyandyou.blogspot.com Tina "The Book Lady"

    Hi Jinnia – thanks for following my blog at: http://familyliteracyandyou.blogspot.com – I really appreciate it! I'm following you now on Networked Blogs, GFC and twitter.

    =0) Have a wonderful evening! Tina “The Book Lady”

  • http://jinnialow.com Jinnia

    Hi Tina, great to have you! Thanks for following me via those 3. I really appreciate it!