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| Daniel enjoying some outdoor play time during William’s football practice last week |
What are your three positive things about today?
What are your three positive things about today?
What are your three positive things about today?
It is easy to get caught up in complaining, in whining about things that don’t go my way. Circumstances that didn’t suit me, details that threw me off.This is the point in other posts where I might go on to list examples to illustrate my point. But to do that here would be counterproductive.
No. Beginning today, I will try to look for three positive things about each day. Maybe it was three things I loved, or three things I was excited about. Perhaps it was something small that made me smile, or something big that made me proud.
While I won’t share them on the blog every day, I will try to check in periodically with my three things for the day.
I challenge you to find {at least} three things every single day! Feel free to share them via Facebook, Twitter, a comment here, or on your blog. In social media, use the hashtag #thankfulthree .
But was he right? We only had to wait until the next day, as we hiked at Tønsberg Tønne. This time around, it was the same type, but much smaller, and on a walkway ahead of us. Zack had enough time to snap a couple of photos.
I do not like snakes. And I hope we don’t see any more!
FYI – we confirmed that it is NOT one you want to encounter. Vipera berus is now on my [very, very short] list of things that I do not like about Norway!
Here are some photos from our Easter break – it was a great week with beautiful, summer-like weather, lots of outdoor time, hanging out with friends, and getting to know our neighbors better.
We stayed up late last night. Saturday was a nice day for Familie Dove. Time in the city, time with friends, a cookout on the landlord’s rooftop patio, and another episode of the Bible miniseries, plus a good bit of baking to prepare for Easter breakfast and a beach cookout with friends later today. And once the boys were tucked in, Zack and I watched an episode of one of our current favorite shows on Netflix.
That usually means a morning where I drag myself out of bed. But I woke up early. The sky was already light, with faint streaks of purple. I rubbed my eyes, and realized it was Easter morning.
And my mind wandered to the thought of two ladies who awoke early on this morning so many years ago. They got up and walked to the garden, to the tomb where the man they loved so dearly had been laid just two days earlier. I imagine it all still seemed unreal. The events of that long Friday were likely still running fresh through their minds. The images probably haunted their dreams, and their waking thoughts as well. He was surely God’s Son, and yet, He was gone.
Maybe they walked in silence, unable to put all they had seen into words. Or perhaps they were sharing favorite stories about their beloved Jesus.
They were likely reeling from it all. The Gospel of Matthew tells us they had been standing there as the stone had been rolled over the face of the tomb. As the guards had been placed there, to ensure no one stole His body to falsely claim His resurrection.
I wonder if there was uncertainty as they walked that morning. They had wanted to visit earlier, but the Sabbath was the day before, so law dictated that their task must wait until Sunday. But were they concerned that the guards might not even allow them to enter the tomb?
So many emotions, so much grief and pain.
And yet, the emotional trauma they experienced on Friday was nothing compared to what they were walking into. Their heartache would soon be replaced by happiness, their grief overrun by gladness.
The morning took away their mourning, and in its place gave them reason to rejoice!
Death has been defeated! Thank you, God. Because of your Son, we have hope. Thank you, Jesus. You didn’t deserve it, but You took our place.
