I really believe that being thankful for even one thing each day has saved my life from losing hope and turning to despair.
Lately my life has had some stressful moments (who’s life doesn’t?) and my impulse is to want to give up and think that life is just too hard.
But then I see beautiful fluffy clouds against a brilliant blue sky.
I am surprised by happy faces on spring flowers in my garden.
My spirit is lifted when I hear a toe-tapping tune on the radio.
Tired from a day’s work, the aroma of my mom’s Filipino cooking greets me at the door. (Thank you Mom!!)
My heart is warmed by a squishy hug from my 10 year old daughter.
My husband holds my hand when I wake in the morning and then I feel safe for another day.

Remember, if you would like to share your version of “Thankful Thursday” (photos or text or both) in the future, you can link your post to my post on Thursdays in the comments section with the title “Thankful Thursday”.
Happy Thursday Everyone!
“A joyful (thankful) heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.” ~ Proverbs 17:22
Later Edition: I am so so grateful for L at Be Good who is the first blogger to link her Thankful Thursday post to mine! I am so thrilled! Be sure to check out her lovely post! ~M
Martha from martha0stout has also included her Thankful Thursday post. Please check out Martha’s lovely post.
May 1, 2014 at 1:30 am
It is easy to become discouraged, we have to get our focus back to the One who made us, and all we see around us. Thanks for the reminder!
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May 2, 2014 at 7:03 am
Thank you Patti! Beautiful comment!
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May 1, 2014 at 2:04 am
Love your positive spin on things. With positivity, comes hope and happiness. We can’t have everything in the world and rarely does anything get given to us on a silver platter. The least we can do is find happiness in the small things around us. Love this post, so inspiring 🙂
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May 2, 2014 at 7:04 am
Thank you Mabel. Yes, being grateful the small things make such a difference.
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May 1, 2014 at 7:57 am
It’s true that all we have is today. Great photos and wonderful post
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May 2, 2014 at 7:05 am
Thank you Nora for your lovely comment.
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May 1, 2014 at 9:32 am
I’m with Mabel. Thank you for conveying your positive thoughts. Love dogwood blooms, gorgeous!
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May 2, 2014 at 7:05 am
Thank you Amy! There’s more dogwood blooms pictures coming! 🙂
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May 1, 2014 at 2:38 pm
Such great things to be thankful for. Here’s my list of things that I am thankful for: http://reservedlove.wordpress.com/2014/05/01/thankful-thursday/
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May 1, 2014 at 3:23 pm
L! You are the first person to participate in my “Thankful Thursday”! I am so happy! Thank you for sharing your thankful list with us.
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May 1, 2014 at 3:36 pm
I feel great for being the first participant. Thank you for creating it!
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May 1, 2014 at 5:06 pm
LOVE! I really do appreciate this, especially today following a difficult night (+ morn) of “what if’s”. Thank you. And so grateful for the warm sunshine this afternoon–after all that rain yesterday [maybe I’ll share a pic too:]! Happy May!
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May 2, 2014 at 7:03 am
Eileen – I’m glad this helped you. Said a prayer for you and your mom. Remember your last post – The Divine Mercy prayer is such a comfort to me on those kind of days.
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May 6, 2014 at 9:41 pm
Had to return to thank you(!)–for your kind encouragement & prayer. God bless.
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May 1, 2014 at 6:43 pm
Thank you again for starting this up, even if I’m only now finding out about it!
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May 2, 2014 at 6:57 am
Thank you so much Martha for sharing your Thankful Thursday list with us!
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May 2, 2014 at 2:20 pm
Beautiful images! And lovely thoughts. 🙂
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May 2, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Thank you so much!
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May 5, 2014 at 3:24 am
Thank you Louisette!
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May 6, 2014 at 4:28 pm
You are truly blessed! You have a beautiful family and a great blog! I especially like Thankful Thursday and Gratitude posts. Ah, and now you have a new follower! 🙂
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May 7, 2014 at 7:23 pm
Thank you so much for the kind comments and follow!
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