::reality check::

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal

into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our

past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

~Melody Beattie

In the name of gratitude and truthfulness I’ve decided to post a little piece of reality here once a week. Likely just a single picture. See my original post here.

I don’t know what to say about this other than I’m a klutz. I rush, I’m careless, I multi-task like a 15 armed robot who doesn’t have six children. I do things like put my new recipe journal on the breadmaker while it’s kneading my first batch of dough so it can jump down into my second batch of dough. (I also do things like break a toe while rushing to fold laundry – but that’s another story.)

Although I let out a great moan after this happened, causing my family concern, I recovered. And I’m left feeling thankful for my mama who was visiting at the time. She did one of those great mom things – rushed in with concern (no doubt thinking I’d lost a finger based on the mournful noise I made), commiserated with me, and then cleaned up my mess so I could finish with my baking extravaganza. She handed back my journal nearly as good as new and freshly christened in the kitchen.

I am so thankful for my mom. Thankful that she can still makes things better and fix my messes, along with a whole host of other reasons she’s great. (She’s also amazing at untangling yarn – she’s a wonder, that woman!)

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If you’d like to join in with a reality check of your own, please add a link or note in the comments!