Hello and Happy Thursday! Today I'm linking up with Holly and Shelly for their Attitude of Gratitude challenge and I am so excited to be part of such a special Link Up!
So. I'm going to get real with ya'll. I've been in a bit of a funk lately. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why. I recently got married a few months ago, and that has been the biggest blessing, I am almost done with my Teaching Program and so close to having a classroom of my own, I have a wonderful and supportive family, so why on Earth can't I shake outta this annoying hole?
So for Attitude of Gratitude, I am going to take a couple areas of my life that have been stressors recently, and turn them into something positive and find the joy in it. Because don't get me wrong, I am so grateful for this wonderful life God has blessed me with, and we all go through funks, right? I hope I'm not alone in feeling this way!
So let's get to it!
1. Stressor: Our house was built over 40 years ago, so it is on a little bit of the older side. The house wasn't built with much storage, and with all of the generous wedding gifts our family and friends gifted to us, it has been a struggle to find room for all of them. So we have massive amounts of piles sitting upstairs and the organizer inside me is going a little stir crazy. It's amazing how fast time has been flying because we've been so busy and can't dedicate a whole day to get them put away.
Positive: I am so incredibly blessed that I have a place to call home with my husband. Yes, it may be disorganized at the moment, and we will have to get innovative with our storing, but I never dreamed that at 26, I would have a loving husband and we would own our own home. I know how lucky we are, and it is something I am extremely grateful for everyday.
2. Stressor: I am currently enrolled in the Teaching Credential Program and it has been so much fun. While I have been learning a lot, it has really been consuming my time lately. I am substituting on my days off from student teaching in order to get my name out there to the district and for the experience, and that has kept me extremely busy. Subbing, student teaching and the massive amounts of homework I have, have really been teaching me how to balance and prioritize my time.
Positive: I absolutely LOVE what I do. After working as an event planner for 2 years after I graduated college, I just wasn't satisfied and my heart was pulling me back to the kiddos. So as much as I am stressed with the workload at the moment, I am extremely grateful to wake up each day and go to a job that I have such a passion for.
OK that's enough of those, let's get to a couple other things that I am so grateful for!
1. My Daily Word. Mike and I have been reading this every morning together before we go to work, and it has been such a great way to start our mornings; together and with the Lord. It has been the perfect way to grow closer to God together as a couple, and I am so thankful for that.
2. Rain!!! We have had such a severe drought here in California, and while there hasn't been near as much rain as we'd like, we've gotten a couple thunder storms which have been so welcomed! I am looking forward to a (hopefully!) rainy winter!
3. This blogging community. I have only been blogging for a short while, but the love and support I have gotten from other bloggers have just made me smile from ear to ear. I am so grateful to each and every one of you that takes the time to read my (sometimes super wordy) posts and all of the positive comments you have given me have been so wonderful. I am so grateful to be part of such an awesome community!
I am so grateful to have a place where I can share my heart and be completely open and honest. I know when I look back on this a couple months or even a couple years from now, I am going to be so thankful to have an outlet where I can just be me :)
I hope you all have a blessed Thursday! We're one more day closer to the weekend-wahoo!!
Hi, Kendra! Thank you so much for linking up with us at Attitude of Gratitude! We are so glad to have you! And, absolutely - we all get in funks sometimes but you definitely know how to turn a negative into a positive! My in laws live in CA so I know they are super thankful for any rain they get! Thank you for sharing your heart with us!
ReplyDeleteHi Holly! Thank YOU so much for hosting such a wonderful link up. It has been such a great reminder for me to always live each day with gratitude and to focus on the Lord and all of the wonderful blessings he has given me. I am so grateful for such Godly women like you who I have connected with through this blog, it has been such a humbling and great experience for me! Thank you so much for your support :)
DeleteThanks so much for linking up with us Kendra! I think all of us go through periods of being in a funk when every single thing points to how blessed we are. For me this often happens after some big exciting event....like your wedding!! How exciting and I'm sure you were building up to that for a very long time. Regrouping and focusing on the positive definitely shows you are on the right track. God uses these times to pull us closer to him so embrace it.
ReplyDeleteShelly thank you SO much for hosting such a wonderful link up. It has been so great for me to connect with women who have such grateful hearts, it has been so great for me. And thank you so much for your support, it's so good to know that I am not alone! You're exactly right, there was such a big build up for so long, and now that it's over, I'm a little overwhelmed with life haha. But you're right, focusing on the positives will only bring me closer to God. Thank you so much!!
DeleteOh my gosh!! I am totally feeling the same way lately!! Don't know what it is! Love this post...You have so much to be grateful for...and love that you included the blogging community!! Will keep you in my prayers as you finish up your teaching and get a classroom of your own!!
ReplyDeleteKatie! It is so comforting to know that I'm not the only one going through this! It makes it a little easier knowing I'm not alone! Thank you so much for your love, support, and prayers! I appreciate it more than you know :)
DeleteI know we already talked about our funks, but I'm so glad you're able to see the positive in each situation as well! It can be hard to do that sometimes so I know you're going to be feeling 100% you soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you for inspiring me to be honest with myself and feel comfortable to out my heart out there! We are both going to one out of this stronger women!
DeleteI love this post! It can be so frustrating when you can't snap out of a funk even though you know you are beyond blessed! It happens to all of us :) At least you know you're not alone in that sense. I love how you can still see the positives though - that is a good sign you're not in as bad as funk as you may think.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lizzie! I really appreciate your positivity and support! I can't tell you how much it means to me knowing I'm not alone and I have amazing women like you to help remind me it happens to the best of us :) Thank you so much!
DeleteYAY, glad you are linking up, lady! I hear you on being in a funk and not knowing WHY. Sometimes it just happens but making gratitude lists can help! Sending you sunshine!
ReplyDeleteMe too! It has been such a great way to connect with so many more amazing bloggers! Thank you for the sunshine-I can definitely feel it!!
DeleteI love how you are intentional about looking at the positive behind big stressors going on right now! It makes such a difference when I choose to look at the good side rather than only focusing on the bad part of the day/situation. And YES for rain!I heard about California's draught so its a blessing to have some rain come your way!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I have found that finding the positives and realizing how much I have to be grateful for really puts things into perspective. And the raaaaain is so needed and welcomed, I almost forgot how much I loved it because it's been so long! Thank you so much for stopping by and your sweet comments :)
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