I am thankful for EVERYTHING!

So what's the deal with the title of my blog? Well, that's just it, I have had a revelation that I am pretty much thankful for everything, and I can't keep from singing God's praise because it is only because of Him that I can DO anything!
So am I an eternally optimistic person, have a cheery disposition, someone people usually say are fake or in denial? In some ways, yes. I am pretty happy most of the time, I am good at rolling with the punches, but don't let that make you think that I have never been punched! Oh, no, that is far from the truth. It is mostly the personality that I was born with to make me this way (sanguine) -- you know pretty happy and a people person. But that's where it ends I still CHOOSE to be thankful. I have the down days, but I'm thankful for my personality type that doesn't think about suicide on those down days. You dress me up and take me to a party and the down part of the day is ancient history. Or even during a down day if you call me up and say something nice about me or what I did that was great, NO more down day! Kind of flippent it sounds like but my down days are not that far down. So coming "out" of them is not that hard. So here goes, my first attempt at a blog and what I am going to do is think of everything and say what I am thankful for, some things I will have to THINK about more than others but then I will be THINK-ful and THANKful. Like for instance, my husband was in a car accident not too long ago, he was hurt and the car was totalled. I am thankful that 1. he didn't die 2. it was not his fault 3, our insurace didn't go up 4. the car was mostly paid for by the other person's car insurance 5. we don't have to make monthly payments on that car anymore 6. My husband was not paralysed 7. my mom was there for him when I couldn't be 8. no one was seriously hurt in the accident 9. we are getting a settlement check soon that we REALLY need and 10. he didn't die.
So you see?? 10 things to be thankful for about one pretty traumatic situation! How can I NOT praise God?? He helped us and turned a bad situation to a pretty good situation! HE (God) did NOT make the accident happen!!! God does not work like that. He (God) turned it out for the good to those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. I have a testimony because of this "test". God didn't want my husband hurt (he did have to go to physical therapy for a while) and then this happened because of human error, what are we going to do about it? Let it suck out all the life out of us and mope around going "Oh WHOA is me! This horrible bad thing happened, we lost a whole week worth of pay, the settlement is not coming, we are going to STARVE!" NO NO NO NO! I choose to do things God's way and be thankful for everything. That's just what HE wants. How can He bless me if I mope around all day? He still takes care of me, but a blessing besides if I am just not relying on Him? no BUT look at the ten things I was thankful for, and there could be more, THAT'S being open and ready for a blessing and God's best in my life. I am not all about GETTING from God or only DOING to GET, however if I am not "blessing material" and I don't do things His way, He is not going to bless me AT ALL!
I'm ready Lord! And I'm thankful for everything, you watch some things will be hard to be thankful for and I will have to be THINK-ful first, but that's ok. Whatever it takes, I'm not thinking of myself anymore only what God wants me to think!
Next time:
Think about what you think about!