One Blessing After Another

It's a new month, so that means it's time to flip the calendar page.  Hanging on the wall in the kitchen is one of many calendars we have around the house.  It has become the "official" calendar.....the one that records all the important comings and goings, the appointments we don't want to forget, birthdays and anniversaries, when Al will be leaving and where he will be going.......all the "we really can't forget about this" stuff.

I purchased that particular calendar because it has a pocket on the bottom of each page.  Those pockets are very handy for holding notes and coupons and appointment reminder cards and all those little pieces of paper that are so easily lost but really need to be kept.  It also has a Scripture verse for each month.  And that is what got my attention this morning.

This month's verse comes from the Gospel of John: "From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another."  (John 1:16 NIV). 

I can't get that phrase out of my mind this morning.......one blessing after another.  I'm realizing how often I focus on the "not-as-I-would-like-it-to-be" aspects of life rather than focusing on my many blessings.  One blessing after another.  Family.  Friends.  Air conditioning.  Fresh watermelon.  Birds singing on the front porch.  Grandchildren.  Laughter.  Coffee.  Good health.  Almost 39 years of marriage to my very best friend.  And I could go on and on and on.  These are just the things that have popped into my head in the last minute. 

So ,this new month is bringing a new focus.  It's time to focus on the blessings!  To cultivate an attitude of gratitude!  Time for an attitude adjustment!  And time to give thanks that God blesses me not because I deserve it, but in spite of the fact that I don't!