Well, here we are, the first Thankful Thursday of 2022 with 51 more to go. After the past two years, one has to wonder what the year will bring. From the looks of the evening news there are still plenty of ridiculously awful, painful, trying things hanging around for another year or getting ready to rear their heads for the first time. I believe we are going to need to focus on the good things more than ever.
So, here is my first list of things I am feeling thankful to have been blessed by in the past week.
1. We enjoyed a blessed and peaceful Christmas and New Year. Tim took the time off and we spent a lot of time just relaxing. We tackled a few neglected jobs around the house and shopped for and purchased our Christmas present to ourselves...a new stove, in which the oven can function as a regular oven, a convection oven, or an air-fryer!
2. The pain in Tim's side that has been bothering him for a couple of months has been absent the past few days. It occurred to me that at some point someone had mentioned a cyst on his kidney and now I am wondering if it grew and then broke, much like the cysts on ovaries will do. Still no word from the urologist. I'm pushing Tim to call her again this week.
3. I didn't get around to scheduling any clients for today and I'm glad I didn't. It is COLD and windy out there and snow is on the way this afternoon.
4. Jasper continues to grow and learn to behave a bit more. He's still a kitten at four months and has his share of moments, but he's more cuddly, too. It's fun to have him around (most of the time). We do have to shut him out of the bedroom at night in order to get any sleep.
5. My church is going to host a one-day marriage conference on February 12. I am on the committee that is planning it. We had a meeting last night and it's so cool to see it all coming together. It's really going to be very good. I have missed engaging in this sort of service and am so glad to be in a church and have the opportunity again.
6. My biological father welcomed the new year in from a hospital bed with a collapsed lung. As far as anyone can figure it came about because his lungs have some previous damage and then he used his CPAP machine for the first time in a long time. Fortunately, the lung reinflated easily and there were no further problems so he was able to go home on Monday.
7. I finally got to eat at the Guy Fieri's restaurant in the casino at our local mall. I've wanted to go since it opened. It wasn't what I expected. I thought it would be a showcase of his gourmet cooking, but it is pretty much all sandwiches. Tim and I both had a cheesesteak hoagie and I will say it was the best one I've ever had. Anyway, I got to go so I can check that off the list.
8. We went to the casino for a little while with friends on New Year's Eve. We don't spend much (usually no more than $20-$30 each), but I walked out with $133. Woot!
9. We are all in good health as we begin the new year.
10. Some things never change. I am still thankful for all of you.
Hi Stacy. Great Thankful Thursday post. So glad that you had a good holiday. It is cold and wet here too - a good week to stay in as much as possible. Your marriage conference sounds good. I am glad that your bio-dad is doing better and was able to leave the hospital. Hope you have a nice weekend. See you again soon.
ReplyDeleteNice post. I've never eaten at a Guy Fieri restaurant--none around here. He's come to New Mexico several times for Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives--we have a fantastic food scene here. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLove your list as always. So glad you are involved in a church again. I agree that it is so good to be. It's great that your bio father recovered so quickly. It's really cold here today too, don't know if we're going to get out or not. Have a great day!!
ReplyDeleteYour list is awsome. So much to be Thankful for.
ReplyDeleteHi Stacy, I sure hope your hubby can get some help! Looks like you had a nice New Year.
ReplyDeleteI agree, we have to stay positive and keep praying. All kinds of viruses are causing problems. Good that your dad is doing better. Our church is planning a marriage conference too. Have a great week!
Good thankful list. I wish I could get in the mood to blog again. Seem to have hit a brick wall in that regards. *grin*
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering how your Tim is doing. I hope it was "only" a cyst and that now the pain is gone for good never to return. Poor guy. I sure sympathize. I've had ovarian cysts. MAN did they HURT! One even burst before I could have it removed. That's why I had to undergo an emergency hysterectomy in 1992. All the pain went away. Gosh, that was awful. My cycles were extremely painful towards the end. (I know, TMI ... ha ha ha)
Blessings. xx
Praying for Tim, that all is well and he will get some positive answers (or should that be "negative"?) You know what I mean. A new stove? How wonderful...it sounds like it can do anything! Wow! Would love to see a picture ! Oh, a marriage conference...great idea...I hope it will be well attended and that God will use it to bless many marriages in a very positive way. Glad you've had some extra time off. Sometimes we just need to slow down and take it easy for a spell. Glad your father is better. That is good news. God bless you and have a wonderful New Year.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your thankful list, Stacy! I am thankful for you! God is so good!! Happy weekend! xo
ReplyDeleteNo snow here in Texas but it was a cold and blustery day! As in real winter weather which we do not always get much of. I am kind of ennjoying it although my feet are freezing and my hands are cold as I type this. I think it's time to out on my flannel pajamas and crawl under the covers in the girl bunk!
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