gratitude challenge day 3

Today was a tough day. It was the kind of day that I would normally be glad to have over and forget. But toward the end of the day I remembered that I can't let this day pass from existence without finding one thing to be grateful for. And once I started thinking about it, I actually found more than one! And then the day didn't seem so bad after all.

So today I am thankful for my friend Barbi, who is unlike me in almost every way except that she loves Jesus and her kids, and somehow those similarities make up for all the differences. She encouraged me today in the midst of a difficult situation. She let me pour out my worries. She didn't have the answer, but she listened. She didn't minimize the problem or try to impose what she thought I should do. She made me laugh. And at the end of our short time together, I felt better.