{"id":4271,"date":"2014-08-17T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T14:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/?p=4271"},"modified":"2014-08-17T09:11:42","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T14:11:42","slug":"gratefulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/4271\/","title":{"rendered":"Gratefulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Alice and I read about Jesus healing the lepers.  He heals 10 lepers and 1 comes back to thank him. The book, &#8220;Jesus Calling&#8221;, comes with a little message of something Jesus would say personally.  It said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love hearing you thank me.  Try to count all the blessings I give you.  A thankful heart will keep you close to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then I get this facebook tag to do a Gratefulness Challenge.  I Don&#8217;t often sign on for FB chains, but why pass up an opportunity to be thankful? I do find it to be true that when I am focusing on being thankful for a given situation that it is much harder to complain amidst it.  I will take the challenge from my dear friend Theresa, but I will do it blog style.  \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDAY 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.  His love endures forever&#8221;.  Psalm 136:1.<br \/>\n That is the verse we had *just* read from our book!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/t.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/t-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"t\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankful for a <strong>joyful blast from my past<\/strong> with re-stumbling upon this vanagon collection.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/p.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/p-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"p\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankful for <strong>antiboitics<\/strong>.  Alice has been sick several days with a fever, etc.  In the end we got &#8220;the pink stuff&#8221; for an infection.  I wondered what mothers did before this magical buubble gum flavored yumminess existed.  Then Ben and I watched a documentary on infections resistent to antiboitics. Really interesting.  Thankful to have medicine that is helping bring this little back to her chipper self!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thankful that despite waking up each on our own at 5:30 am, we have <strong>energy<\/strong> for the day.  I couldn&#8217;t get back to sleep, and the cat was meowing to get into Alice&#8217;s room.  I thought&#8230; I will quietly crack it and let the cat in&#8230; and when I opened the door the light was on and Alice was up doing a puzzle! Amazingly, we are not tired&#8230; carpe diem!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/d.jpg\" alt=\"d\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite that energy, yes, we did just watch Land Before Time.  And, this is our cheezy one, but we are so thankful that <strong>Littlefoot found his grandparents<\/strong>!! Ohhhh! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/art.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"art\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The joy of a <strong>gift<\/strong>.  Even if it says &#8220;Non&#8221; instead of &#8220;Mom&#8221; the love behind it was big.  Inside was a colored ice cream and a precious stick of gum.  Combined with the joy of drying crafts for a big win.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAY 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/v.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/v-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"v\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We live in a beautiful place.  Ben took this picture (up in a tree!) after taking a nice bike ride to Prospect Hill in Harvard . These summer days we do a lot of <strong>biking<\/strong> all three of us and love the <strong>beauty<\/strong> around us. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"m\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had the BEST <strong>mango <\/strong>this morning!  Every time I have a mango I think of my sweet sister-in-law <strong>Iraida<\/strong> who taught me the best way to slice and enjoy a mango.  Thanks Iri!  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/s5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theholtsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/s5-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"s\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Love this serious face of Alice&#8217;s.  This morning she wanted some cookie dough to work with.  She worked hard and intently for quite some time.  Love <strong>watching her learn<\/strong> and use creativity! <\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDAY 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will be leaving for Maine bright and early and be there for a few days.  So, I am only making this a 4 day log.  BUT, I know we will be thankful for&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>hammock<\/strong> on Grammy Hansen&#8217;s porch.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Alice can&#8217;t wait to play with her Hansen <strong>cousins<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>The beauty and the lake and the <strong>water fun<\/strong>&#8230;  Here we come! <\/p>\n<p>Peace out bean sprout.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning Alice and I read about Jesus healing the lepers. He heals 10 lepers and 1 comes back to thank him. The book, &#8220;Jesus Calling&#8221;, comes with a little message of something Jesus would say personally. 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