I wish you lived next door. Because if you did, I’d bring over a basket of chocolate chip banana nut muffins. Homemade muffins always seem to make people smile. Especially when they’re unexpected.
Today seems like a good day for muffins because it’s gray outside. And a few of my friends have been blue inside. Muffins help on days like today.
But I can’t bake muffins for you. And I can’t hug you through this screen. And that actually made me feel a little sad. Because if you’re having a hard day ~ or season ~ there’s nothing I’d like better than to make you smile.
But just when I felt hopeless about my inability to cheer you, I read Ann’s blog about “therapy that calms the heart.” It’s really tremendous. In it she said …
Thanks therapy is God’s prescription for joy. ~ Ann Voskamp
It’s true. Thanking God is a prescription for joy. And that’s better than muffins and better than a hug.
Thanking when you feel sad. And thanking when you feel glad. Thanking Him in all things.
And then I remembered this little ‘give thanks‘ spoon I got in Warrenton with Cat. I was planning on pulling it out for my Thanksgiving table but I decided that we all might need it today instead … as a reminder of the best therapy of all.
To enter to win this ‘give thanks’ spoon, simply say one thing you’re thankful for today.
And I’ll start … as I sat down to write this post, my college aged daughter walked in and surprised me. Oh, joy!
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For the whole 31 days of enough (and you get free stuff), the rules:
1) Only one entry per giveaway item. 2) You are eligible to win only one item a week. 3) Entries on this item open until 5 pm (CST) on Friday 10/19/12. 4) Winners must live in the contiguous United States. This week’s winners will be announced on Saturdays (10/20) on my blog. Please check your email promptly if you’re announced as a winner.