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God has a sense of humor. really, He does.
sitting here typing this, i just want to end the day, crawl under my covers, sleep, hit the reset button and start over. ironically though, i still feel thankful. if i'm honest, i have to really dig way deep, but i'm still thankful.

friday night at service, we were reminded to be thankful during ALL times. not only happy times. ALL times. even the heart wrenching ones, the crappy ones, the ones that make you want to pull your cover over your head. even during those times.
after David lost his first son, he didn't throw his hands up in the air complaining and screaming in anger at God. He went into the temple and worshipped. a thankful and contrite heart.

this morning (monday, although you're reading on tuesday), i woke up thankful. not really in a bad mood, just happy to be alive. went about my routine and when i went to turn on my car, it wouldn't.
we tried jumper cables. nothing.
messed with the starter a bit. nothing.

we all climbed in to my husband's vehicle. dropped him off at work and then made my way to my mom's to drop off my kiddos. as i got into the car to make my way to work, i noticed the tire was really low. started to make my way to the nearest tire repair shop. not even halfway there, the tire gave out, i started to smell something burning. my stomach tensed up.

there, i got upset.
my car gives out, and it's not the battery, it may be the starter which will be a costly repair and what if it's something worse = even more expensive.

now i was going to be super late to work, my husband's tires are brand new, if they can't fix it that's $200 to replace it. i just couldn't believe the start to my day and week.

even more ironic?
i pulled into the closest parking lot when the tire gave out. it was the parking lot of a church. ha!

thankful, huh?

and there i was reminded to be thankful...

..that i have a form of transportation that needs fixing. some people have to constantly depend on others, take public transportation or walk.
sure it needs a repair, but thankfully we have the funds and we'll manage.
thankfully, it didn't happen as i had my kids with me. they were safe and sound with my mom eating breakfast in their pj's and not out in the cold rainy morning with me.
thankfully i have a job that i was going to be late to. some are desperate to find a job to provide for their families.
thankfully roadside assistance didn't take as long, as they were servicing another vehicle in the area.
thankfully the tire wasn't completely irreparable. it only cost me $30 to repair.
thankfully my husband and i work in the same place. there won't be too much running around in the afternoon to get home.
thankfully after all it's said and done, i have my health, so does my husband and my kids.
and thankfully we got home and ate a warm meal and got into a warm bed. some won't make it home.

sure it's ideal to have a morning without occurrences, but then we get comfortable and forget truly how blessed we are and how much we have to be thankful for. there's always good in our day. always...like a dipping your fingers into half of an avocado that you placed in your purse with the intent of throwing it away, but forgot to because your brain is mulch these days, and when you went to  pay for the tire repair and reached into your purse for your wallet... yep that happened too.
but hey, i laughed and my husband laughed at...err with me.
thankful for that too.

what do you have to be thankful for today?