So often, I get up in the morning to my quiet house (yes, once all of your children are in double digits, the house often is quiet in the very early morning hours!), listen to MY music, work on chores, and have a little quiet time to just think while doing those routine chores.
I often have nice thoughts at that time of the morning... thankful thoughts! Usually by mid afternoon, my mindset is a bit more harried. The only thankful thought I might have at that point is when I open the cupboard to see that I do indeed still have some of my favorite green tea left in there to get me through the day!
One recent morning, I grabbed a piece of paper while I was in the middle of those "thankful" thoughts. These particular thoughts were directed toward my husband. I knew it was going to be a crazy long day and that those thoughts would be soon lost, so I wanted to capture them. In that little moment I wrote a thank you note to my husband- nothing that significant. Just thanking him for some of the special things he had done that he might have thought went unnoticed.
It is not that I never thank my husband- I do. But for whatever reason, coming home to that note on his desk that afternoon (I was gone on a late field trip with all the kids) really touched him.
I am not sure why I chose to put my thoughts in writing that moment (maybe the Holy Spirit?), but I am so glad that I did. It was such a little thing with very little effort on my part, yet Frank mentioned that note several times- always with a smile and a wink (he mentioned it in front of my daughter, and she thought that wink must have meant I had written something slightly personal. Not so).
I read somewhere that gratitude unshared is liking buying and wrapping a present but never giving it... I'm inspired to share my gratitude even more.
I often have nice thoughts at that time of the morning... thankful thoughts! Usually by mid afternoon, my mindset is a bit more harried. The only thankful thought I might have at that point is when I open the cupboard to see that I do indeed still have some of my favorite green tea left in there to get me through the day!
One recent morning, I grabbed a piece of paper while I was in the middle of those "thankful" thoughts. These particular thoughts were directed toward my husband. I knew it was going to be a crazy long day and that those thoughts would be soon lost, so I wanted to capture them. In that little moment I wrote a thank you note to my husband- nothing that significant. Just thanking him for some of the special things he had done that he might have thought went unnoticed.
It is not that I never thank my husband- I do. But for whatever reason, coming home to that note on his desk that afternoon (I was gone on a late field trip with all the kids) really touched him.
I am not sure why I chose to put my thoughts in writing that moment (maybe the Holy Spirit?), but I am so glad that I did. It was such a little thing with very little effort on my part, yet Frank mentioned that note several times- always with a smile and a wink (he mentioned it in front of my daughter, and she thought that wink must have meant I had written something slightly personal. Not so).
I read somewhere that gratitude unshared is liking buying and wrapping a present but never giving it... I'm inspired to share my gratitude even more.
Feeling truly thankful!
1 comment:
Ugh…I need to do this more often. In fact, I just need to do it period! Stopping and telling (in whatever form) is such a beautiful gift for the recipient. Lovely, Laurie!
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