Thursday Thoughts

Is it really Thursday already? Do you know what is all over my deck? Bird poop. That's right, my need to see the birds up close has usurped my desire for a sanitary deck. The front row seat makes the cat twitchy, who has nearly gone ferrel after subsequent days of sneaking outside and having a camp out during that nasty night of frost this week. She usually sticks to the floor and couches, but I've caught her drinking out of frying pans in the sink and licking a plate of leftover pizza. She's seven years old and rediscovering her youth, a midlife crisis of sorts.

This morning I've been reflecting on some things I'm thankful for. I'm thankful for my crazy cat who restrains herself from scratching my crazy boys faces as they attempt to give her their oftentimes aggressive love. I'm thankful for friends that I can be real with and who pass on quotes that make them think of me. I'm thankful for a church that loves Jesus and whose messiness isn't brushed under the rug. I'm thankful for all this rain that's making the green shoot up from the ground and out the brown tips of branches. I'm thankful for this silly little blog that gives me an outlet for writing and venting and exploring. I'm thankful for you who read my silly blog and occasionally send me notes to encourage or challenge me. I'm thankful for my son who is cracking me up right now as he freaks out over not being able to stand on his head.