Sitting around eating ice-cream, I come across the @paradise-found post, highlighted by @papa-pepper, introducing the new #gratefulvibes category on Steemit.
I said "Gather around family, I'm going to get a selfie with all of you!"
Using my expertly acquired selfie skills (learned 12 rounds of pp's Selfie contest), I gathered up my family and snapped this photo with my phone. The littlest one didn't know why we we were all hanging around her booster seat, she looked up to figure out what was going on.
And this is why I am grateful to God: For Family
I'm in the fortunate situation where I can work from home. This allows me to be with my family almost the entire day. And if I leave for any reason, it's like the greatest catastrophe for my children. "Can I come with you?" or "Why can't I come with you?" echos throughout the house. Because I'm home almost all the time. We mostly do things together as a family. Including unannounced steemit selfies.
I am also in the fortunate situation where my parents are living right next door. My children know their grandparents almost as well as they know their parents. I see my mom and dad just about every day. If we want invite them over for dinner, just a quick question "wanna come over for dinner tonight?"
It takes practice to be grateful, it's so easy to take things for granted.
And I'm sure there are blessings from above that I totally miss. That is why I always thank God for the rain. The rain. Even if it messes with our plans. Even if it floods our street.
A giant thank you to @paradise-found for this idea, it's a good one. #gratefulvibes all around!
Behold, children are a heritage of YHVH and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Psalms 127:3
Bless the Most High!
It's good to know Who you are grateful and thankful to!
Looking forward to meeting all of you one day!
If all goes well, we are hoping to visit the Ozarks next year around this time. @ironshield
Yay #gratefulvibes - I can feel the vibes from Steemit already. What a beautiful and happy family you have. :)
Thank you! Yes, the #gratefulvibes here on Steemit is awesome. @ironshield
Children and family truly are blessings from God! Children grow up all too quickly, so it's refreshing to see you spending so much quality time with them while they are young!Nice to meet you on Steemit through @papa-pepper's selfie contest!
I'm glad that I'm home as much as I am, it's amazing how quickly my children are growing up. Pleasure to meet you, @dmcamera!
Wow!! What a beautiful family!! And you have a grateful heart, that is so awesome!!
Thank you for joining the grateful challenge!!
Thank you for starting this, I'm going to try to keep this up as much as possible. There's so much to be grateful for! @ironshield
Love this! Nice that you get to work from home. My husband does too and we homeschool so we are together...a lot...in a foreign country...and currently without a car. :) Glad that you posted about this! I'm excited to follow along with the 70 days left in the year of gratefulness!
It's great working from home, spending time with my family. It's something that is easy to take for granted. I'm glad your family is together, there is great strength in a family unit. @ironshield
Very true. Most days it's a lot of fun. ;) Then there are days we have to go to the big town and get a lot of stuff done (where it's hot) and whiney kids can drive someone crazy. :) But we all survive.
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