{"id":295,"date":"2005-12-09T08:49:15","date_gmt":"2005-12-09T15:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295"},"modified":"2005-12-09T08:49:15","modified_gmt":"2005-12-09T15:49:15","slug":"blahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Blahs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I feel discouraged today and I have no good reason for it.  True, I&#8217;ve got a sink full of dishes&#8230;..laundry waiting to be washed, in the washer, in the dryer, and on the couch waiting to be folded&#8230;.school to do today&#8230;.presents to still buy (only a few though)&#8230;and floors that desperately need to be vacuumed, sweep and mopped (my chore for today).  But that&#8217;s just life.  Why this discouragement?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s time to change my focus!  So, here are my blessings today:<\/p>\n<p>1)  My husband who faithfully keeps going each day even though his health is not the best.<br \/>\n2)  J1 &#8211; who has such an active mind and a wonderful sensitivity to the Lord.<br \/>\n3)  J2 &#8211; who is always joyful and interested in life.<br \/>\n4)  J3 &#8211; who&#8217;s smile brightens my day everyday!<br \/>\n5)  That through the grace of God I&#8217;m priviledged to call them my sons.<br \/>\n6)  A warm home.<br \/>\n7)  A pantry full of food waiting to be prepared for my family.<br \/>\n8)  Yarn to keep my hands busy and my mind challenged.<br \/>\n9)  A very parttime job that allows me to work from home for a company that values God and family before the magazine!<br \/>\n10) Online friends who are faithful to pray and even quicker to laugh with me!<br \/>\n11) My wonderful extended family.<br \/>\n12) I&#8217;m so thankful that we live in California again&#8230;near our family.<\/p>\n<p>I really could go on, but I better deal with the kitchen, laundry and the day now!  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D295&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F10%2Fcropped-poppy-150x150.jpg&#038;description=Blahs%3F\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295\" data-text=\"Blahs?\" data-via=\"Knitnmom\" >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a class=\"tumblr-share-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/share\" data-title=\"Blahs?\" data-content=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295\" title=\"Share on Tumblr\"data-posttype=\"link\">Share on Tumblr<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button\" href=\"http:\/\/osbornz.net\/amy\/?p=295\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;width:150px;\"><ul style=\"background-image:none;\"><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Blahs%3F&body=http%3A%2F%2Fosbornz.net%2Famy%2F%3Fp%3D295&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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