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Can you believe that?  Someone actually called me petulant.  I love that word.  It’s like this: the temper tantrum of a two year old, but with sophistication.  Instead of arms and legs wailing about, its my nose and hair.  I can do the shoulder-fling like nobody’s business.

And today, I’m okay with being called on my petulantcy.

I was.

Am.

Petulant.

Yup.  So me.  I am having a rare moment of clarity into the source of my children’s obstinancy (excuse the non-words.  Sometimes a girl just has to go with what she’s got - you may email me for a tongue-lashing clarification if you need to.)

What was this grown-up temper tantrum over, you ask?  Wouldn’t you like to know.  Nope.  Not telling.  Just suffice it to say that I couldn’t be more grateful right now.  Everybody should be so lucky as to have a name-calling best friend.

And it is the topic for Thankful Thursday this week. I have had a very bad day today. And I was skimming through some of my blogs in my reader. And saw this topic on Iris’s blog. I read one post so far (hers), and it blessed me.

I was expecting to find a whole lot of reminders (aka sermons) on how we NEED to trust. It is the Christian thing to do. The opposite of worry = trust in God. Yada, yada, yada. You could tell me the sky was falling, and I’d still respond, yada, yada, yada tonight. So here was the “sermon” from Iris,

Trust no one! Well, except the Lord and the ones that are very close to you or know you for a little while.

I really wavered between ‘Trust’ and ‘Gift’ for Thankful Thursday this week, but ‘Trust’ ‘won’…Again this week I was reminded that we really can trust only a handful people this side of heaven. There are a lot of mean-spirited people in this world. But I digress, so here is my thankful list for this week

I am so surprised.  There’s the hard truth of it:  people suck!  Okay - that is my particular interpretation.  We really do have our downfalls, and putting our trust into other human beings isn’t always a very wise choice.  See?  That’s what I said: people suck! So I need to remind myself of God’s goodness, and his constant’ness’ and his trustworthiness.  When I least feel like writing gratitudes is probably when I need them the most.

I am grateful today for a blogging friend of mine, who is taking chances on publishing me.  I am so grateful for everyone who leaves comments here.  Remember when - if you had friends - in elementary school, people left you notes?  Little crumpled up, twisted tiny little pea-sized notes?  That is what your comments mean to me.  It is an, “I thought of you today” note.  I read this or that is just icing on the cake.  The, “I thought of you.’ is what makes the difference.  :)  I’m very grateful.  Today, Wendi commented again!  So faithful a reader!  And I don’t think I’ve been there in days, possibly all week?  Anyhow… very grateful for her.

I am grateful today for my husband.  The dear man that struggles and toils to do well at his job, care for the people he influences, and remain true to his family.  The pull between being here with his girls, and doing a good job at work is tangible sometimes.  And it must be a great weight on him.  And I’m so thankful that I don’t bare that weight.  I am thankful that he cares about me.  And our girls.  He cares.  I can see that it tears him up inside sometimes, but no matter his struggle, he has been my faithful partner in life.

I am grateful for my medication.  I am grateful for the immediate relief that it gives me.  I am thankful for the doctors, nurses, and agencies that support and answer questions.  I am so grateful to live in Canada.

I am grateful for the time I have to learn and gain new skills.  I am so grateful for some patient and caring clients.

Oh, you know what else?  I went to lie down after supper tonight.  In all seriousness, the abuse that I took today as the mommy was overwhelming to me.  And I was at a very low point.  I was no longer the “Mommy”, I was just a woman who was allowing herself to be treated badly.  And I felt badly.  The tears were flowing.  And one by one, I could hear Daddy coaching them, they rushed into my room, threw their arms around my neck, told me, “Thank you for all you do” and “I love you.” and skipped away.  *tears*

My heart is so grateful.  Please go read more at Iris’s blog.  May your heart be blessed tonight as I have been.