Cali, Ray, Calvin and Ande unloading and stacking wood in the lean-to. I thought I was a grateful person but after posting a blessing each week I have come to realize how many things are flying under my radar—like wood. I don’t believe I’ve ever expressed gratitude to the Lord for wood.
Last night as I was walking out to work with Calvin in his shop, I smelled the wood stove burning and was so glad we had a warm, good smelling place to work in. Then I thought of the wooden advent boxes I was making and the gunstock Calvin was carving and realized wood was the common denominator of all these good things. Then I thought about paper . . . and
Toilet paper
Falling leaves
Toothpicks
Furniture
Fruit (we wouldn’t have fruit without trees and trees are wooden, right?!)
Buildings
Houses (and partitioning in those homes)
Décor (frames, wooden bowls, nativity sets, decorative boxes)
Chicken coops, roosts and nests
Picnic tables
Books
Paper plates
Nuts
Cardboard boxes
Gift wrapping
Smells of pine
Shade
Weenie roasting sticks.
Suddenly I realized wood is something I have taken for granted for a long time. Like the sun, I clearly just expected it to always be there. No more. I am grateful for wood.
What blessing has been flying under your radar lately?
9 comments:
Holy cow! You had me at just wood, but then you made that long list! I'm thankful for those things as well.
I think I'm a grateful person, too, but now I am going to be on the lookout for blessings flying under the radar.
Hey Jane, what a great reminder! Thanks - and yes, its' something we don't often think about.
How interesting, I'm glad you pointed this overlooked blessing out.
Those are all such great blessings. We are just so lucky, aren't we? I sometimes wish we had a wood burning stove to enjoy that toasty feeling and nice wintery smell of a fire.
Wood - good one. i love reading your 52 blessings. you are so thoughtful and helps me to remember the things we sometimes (or often) take for granted. thanks for sharing!
Isn't the 52 blessings project amazing?
Good one for this week. A blessing that totally flew under my radar.
Thanks Jane. I need to count my blessings more often. Wood is definitely on the list now!
When you get down to the nitty gritty of things - there is probably a lot of things we are not giving thanks for. Like....wood. I'm glad it got some attention on your blog:)
I hope you will post the instructions for this assignment so we can all start our new year with 52 blessings. I love the idea... but my personality won't let me start in the middle.
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