Dum-Dum

I woke up with a nauseating migraine. 

I NEVER have migraines.

Even still, I have made an effort to find the blessings within it. 

-I am thankful for my husband who can flex his schedule a bit sometimes. 

He made breakfast for us all, even though it meant he would be behind in his day.

-I am thankful for the smiles I was able to put on my kids' faces when I said that they 

could have a Dum-Dum at 9am (I know *badmom*, but the silence was a must).

-I am thankful for a wiggly, squishy baby who still takes morning naps :)

As I took time to see the blessings in a really uncomfortable situation, I realized that I was slowing down time. You might think, 

"Wouldn't you want to SPEED it up with that headache?"

I would have said "Yes!" a few days ago.

But, I chose to focus on the positive, not the negative. And it's not even noon :)

What a perspective changer it is to CHANGE ME FIRST.

The rest will follow. 

My kids didn't feel upset by being told to "shush."

I wasn't as overwhelmed. 

I was able to give PRAISE! 

If I wake up tomorrow with another migraine, 

I can't say that I will be  

 HAPPY, 

but I will be  

THANKFUL.

 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

Philippians 4:8