Today I wannabe.....grateful.

Today is October 24, and one of the last days of the month, and here in Colorado, we have beautiful weather! It's 79 degrees outside, gorgeous and sunny. What's humorous to me is that by Wednesday, we may have snow. Very much like Idaho, Colorado sometimes requires Halloween costumes to be big enough to be worn over a coat!
I am incredibly grateful for this lovely weather! The warm sun and the incredibly gorgeous leaves falling from the trees make this a day to remember and to be thankful for. I know it won't be long till winter sets in, and we have days of cold and snow. Thankfully, however, this area of Colorado is known for having over 300 sunny days a year, and I really love that. I usually react very strongly, in a negative way, to the changing of the seasons, and the diminishing light, but I am grateful and happy to say that this year, it's not so bad! I think that may have to do with a new drug my migraine doctor has me trying to help with headaches. It has an additional anti depressant effect on some people, and that seems to be the case at the moment. Whatever the reason, I am so grateful for feeling moderately well (everything is relative for me at this point), for having sunny warm days in late October, and for all the blessings that I have.
Sometimes in the midst of my pain (be it a migraine or my knees or back bothering me) it's really hard to remember that I have so much to be thankful for. We dont' have a lot of money, but we have plenty of food to eat, a warm roof over our heads, and people who love us. I really love having my grandson living with me (although at times I'd like to be able to send him home - if he had a home!) and having my daughter here is also a gift. I am very close to my children and I hate when they are more than a couple hours away from me.
I am grateful for the ability to walk, even when it causes me pain. There are people out there who no longer have that ability. I am grateful that I can still see, hear, feel, smell, taste, etc. I have clean drinking water, and electricity for warmth and cooling, I have phones to communicate, tv's to watch, computers to use (entirely too much of the time! :0).
So today, on this beautiful fall day, I want to enjoy God's gifts and be grateful!