Counting My Blessings

When you’re worried and you can’t sleep just count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings.

When my bankroll is getting low, I think of when I had none at all and I fall asleep counting my blessings.

Anyone remember what song those lyrics are from? Bing Crosby sings them so effortlessly in the movie White Christmas, co-starring Danny Kaye. It’s a good Christmas movie in case anyone is wondering. I have had that song in my head all day long and because of that I began to think about my blessings. I started to name them one by one and I realized how much God has blessed me and how fast it is to fall asleep counting your blessings. So I thought I would write about Thanksgiving to you, my readers.

I at first thought I would name my material possessions one by one but that thought was quickly dismissed as the list but be short and boring. I then got the idea that I would tell you how much having food to eat and clothes to wear is a blessing that so many of us overlook and (although they are very essential items) there are things that are more important than food and clothing. After all throughout my 23 years of living, I have come to realize that friends and family don’t care what you dress like (as long as you bathe) or what you eat (as long as you brush your teeth sometimes) but care about what YOU are. You as a person and as an individual. Most people equate being an individual by being like everyone else. I have never understood that mentality but that’s another blog post. I have struggled many times with confidence and self-esteem especially since I am not as thin as other women. I have compared myself with other women many times and wonder if men find me attractive if I looked like the other women. My family says I’m pretty but they’re supposed to say that aren’t they? Since I am single, the doubts and the self-esteem issues seem to build up at a faster pace. I used to think if I had a boyfriend, I would be as confident as her (points to other woman). I have to come realize that it is a childish effort and a boyfriend can’t really give you confidence. You need confidence in yourself and that’s how I came to the idea for this blog.

One of the things I am thankful for is…(Drum roll please)…that I am me! I am thankful that I am Christa and I am thankful I am a woman. I am thankful that I can wake up every day and see curly blonde hair, blue eyes, and a “more to love” body. I am thankful that I am a Christian and can use my talents as a way to serve the Lord. I am thankful that I have a passion for music and can clunk around on the piano to make somewhat of a good sound. I am thankful that I have a weirder than normal sense of humor and have learned that sarcasm is one of my most trusted weapons (It’s a joke I’m being sarcastic. HAHA!! I crack myself up!) I am thankful that I am a very competitive girl who loves sports especially football (Packers all the way). I am thankful that I have found so many good Christian friends who I can be myself around because I have been known to create many awkward silence moments (you know the ones where you hear the crickets). I am thankful that I love Christmas so much that I start listening to Christmas music in July and have already decorated my cubicle with Christmas stuff one week ago. I even have a tree! I am thankful that I have this blog to talk about what I am thankful for. I am thankful that when I go to sleep at night I can fall asleep without finishing my blessings list. This year I am thankful, most of all, for being me!

So my fellow readers-to end this blog I bring you a quote and a video. The quote is from an Anonymous Person who I think has the right idea about Thanksgiving “It isn’t what you have in your pockets that make you thankful, but what you have in your heart.” The song is from Josh Groban called “There’s so Much to Be Thankful For”

Till next week, Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!

(I know, I know the last sentence was from a Charles Dickens book. What did I tell you I have a weird sense of humor. Bye!)