Friday, November 21, 2008

Gratitude - Day 20

Today, I am thankful that it is technically already Friday and this long crazy week is coming to an end. And I am thankful for my friends.

The one who sent me a devotional at the perfect time this week reminding me that
"God never intended for us to make completing a to-do list the purpose of our lives."
~Rick Warren
Hurray for that piece of good news! Because if that was my purpose I would certainly be failing. But it's not, and I know it's not. But too often I fall into the trap of judging my success as a parent, as a homemaker, as a child of God by how much I get checked off my list.

And I'm thankful for my friend who recently reminded me to get up close with my camera. I did, yesterday.
And look what I found.

7 comments:

Kat said...

Good things to be thankful for! And WOW! GREAT PHOTO!!

Anonymous said...

That is such a great quote from Rick Warren. I may have to post that somewhere! Beautiful picture!

Anonymous said...

That quote speaks to me this week too. Beautiful Allie! Thanks for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Chrissy said...

Gorgeous photo! She's such a pretty girl.

I hadn't heard that quote before, but it is right on. Perfect to hear at a very listy time of year.

Kyla said...

She is so beautiful, Joy.

Lynn Stallworth said...

What a relief-I H-A-T-E to-do lists! I love this picture of Ally! She sent me some yesterday and that one was my fav!

Lori said...

Love the photo and the quote.