My Gratia today is for nine little kids...

I recently wrapped up a great season coaching little league T-Ball. Nine five and six year old kids who for the most part were very clueless about everything baseball related. I expected that, remembering playing when I was five with my mitt on my head most games. Even though they didn't know much It was so much fun coaching them and a fantastic distraction from all of the craziness that has been our lives. I avoided the thought of being a T-ball coach but when the rec center called and said they didn't have a coach for Wren's team I told them I would do it. I stewed over that decision knowing it was out of my comfort zone but I decided to roll with it, relax, and have fun. I did and I would do it again in a heart beat!

My Gratia today is for getting back to normal...  

I scrubbed the floors of the new house yesterday. I mean on my hands and knees with a little scrub brush and bucket of water imagining I was some kind of 19th century scullery main. It felt awesome. Strange thing, I know, to enjoy but, it was the last step in my plan of getting life back to normal. I had been waiting to do this um...wet, grimy, work on your core kind of a job for three weeks now and I finally got to that point that it was the last big task to do. For some reason I needed to scrub away the previous owners and have the feeling that it is our grime and dirt that we are living in, not another families. I feel really relaxed this morning like a hurdle has been jumped over and my sore abs are a testament to all the hard work we all have put into this new home. The house is starting to feel more and more like ours everyday.

What are you thankful for today? Share what makes your life great today or just keep it in your thoughts and heart with you and see what comes of it.