When Sunday comes, I am usually a grump because I have to get up earlier than usual in order to vacate the bathroom and shower for my later-sleeping husband to use. But I am trying to look at things with a different view, with right thinking instead of the me-first kind. This is the verse that has been rolling around in my mind all week.

When you consider that Paul was in prison when he wrote this, it may give you a new perspective on thinking about the right things. I may have a lot of aches and pains and some circumstances that I wish would change, but I am not in prison for my faith. I have plenty of food to eat, a warm house (very important since it went down to 29 degrees last night), a husband who loves and cares for me, and a loving family that stays in contact with me. Those are all the things that are true and of good report. Honest? That is my husband who tells the truth even when it isn’t what I want to hear. But it is always what I need to hear. Just is God, period. I don’t see a lot of justice in the world since it is skewing further and further left. But God is always just and always willing to see the whole picture and not just the little corner of it that I see. Pure…well that is the love I see all around me of the grandchildren for new things and new experiences and for their family. They don’t question our love for them or the wonder around them. Lovely is easy since I enjoy seeing nature and all that God makes new every day. The hummingbirds are long gone but the birds are still coming to the feeders to get their snacks. The leaves are almost all changed but haven’t fallen yet and Heidi’s asters are blooming and remind me of my best friend and all she meant to me for many years.

I hope that you have a good view this Sunday of all the positive and good things in life. Remember that counting your blessings can last for a long time if you just look around you. Have a blessed Sunday!