Who remembers Gratituesday??

Published: Tue, 02/19/19

I woke up thinking about this today.

Have you been hanging around with me long enough to remember the years I hosted a Gratituesday link-up every Tuesday so we could all share what we are thankful for?

Man, that seems like a long time ago! Here's one of the last Gratituesday posts I wrote back in 2015 when our oldest started college. He's graduating in just two short months, so here I am, the mother of an amazing grown adult.

Read my sappy Gratituesday from 2015!

What are you grateful for today?

While juggling life now with two in college, one in high school, one in middle school, one pre-schooler, and now a 3-month old foster babe - I came very close to feeling sorry for myself this morning.

Why, when a person is so blessed with an abundantly full life of caring for and serving others, would a person feel sorry for herself?

Probably because herself is tired.

It's silly, but it's how I felt after a rough night with Boy Babe. And then God reminded me that today is Gratituesday. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for your beautiful whispers of truth. May I always be listening and open to Your direction.

Thanks to the Lord's prompting, I turned my thoughts toward all I have been provided with during this new foster care/adoption journey we are on. I spent some much needed snuggle time with Bonus Boy, fed a cranky Boy Babe, and made my thoughts obedient to Christ instead of letting myself dwell on lack of sleep, lack of time to myself, lack of...nothing.

I lack for nothing. This is Truth.

God has placed us in this incredible moment for these incredible tasks and HE IS PRESENT. If that isn't something to be grateful for on this Gratituesday and every single day of our lives, I don't know what is.

How about you? What are you grateful for today?

Veggies for a 5-year old?

If this is something you struggle with at your house, you may enjoy reading how we are getting our 5-year old to eat fruits and veggies.

Here's what he likes today. Tomorrow is a toss up.

Chocolate Chips and Larabars

Of course, when they are on sale and there's a coupon, that's even better yet! Check out the Enjoy Life deal (and other awesome Amazon deals) here!

Check out the goods!

Yesterday I made broth. Be proud.

Every tiny bit of work I get done outside of caring for Boy Babe feels like quite an accomplishment. (Though I must always remember the truth that holding, rocking, and caring for Boy Babe is being productive - even if the house falls down around me!)

Yesterday, I got a batch of broth made thanks to my Instant Pot. Today, I made two pans of Creamy Salsa Enchiladas.

My kitchen is a wreck, but at least we'll eat good food. ;)

Links you'll want:

Broth in the Instant Pot
Creamy Salsa Enchiladas
How to cook 5 pounds of frozen hamburger in 30 minutes (because that's how I was able to make enchiladas so quickly today)
20-Minute Taco Soup (because I'm hoping to throw a batch of that together later with my broth and cooked hamburger)
The Easiest Way to Make Lasagna (because with some of that cooked hamburger meat, I'm going to have Malachi put together a couple lasagnas for us to eat and freeze)

And with that, I should probably go wash some dishes before Boy Babe wakes up. Shoot me back an email and tell me what you're grateful for this Gratituesday!

Grateful,

Laura @ HeavenlyHomemakers.com