Two little words...

got me thinking the other day. A heartfelt "thanks Mommy" .

My daughter is very appreciative...she always has been. This past Sunday afternoon it was freezing here like most everywhere else in our country. We were cooped up and my husband was preparing for his new class this week, I was doing a bit of this and that so I told Brittany to go on our Little Big Planet game and order a couple new levels for herself. (If you have a PS3 and have not played Little Big Planet you are missing out on some great family fun). She really enjoys building puzzles and levels with it so what better way to spend a wintry Sunday afternoon. After figuring exactly how to do it she made her choices and I went about my business. Walking toward the kitchen and she thanked me. The sound of her voice was filled with excitement and appreciation and I have to admit that with me being as melancholy as I have been it brought a tear to my eyes (silly, I know!). But that is beside the point standing in my kitchen a thought came to me and I began to wonder if that is how God feels when we thank him. I mean, I didn't do anything that big to deserve such a sweet thank you. This new addition to her game didn't add anything to her well being other than a fun afternoon. And yet, doesn't God do that to us all the time? He gives us a gentle breeze or the smell of a flower. Sunshine that feels lovely as it reaches our skin. Night time snow that sparkles like diamonds under my porch light. As I stood frozen in thought in my little kitchen I wondered if I ever brought a tear of gladness to my Father in Heaven just by being thankful for the most insignificant little detail that wondering if God I ever brought a tear of happiness to my Lord in just thanking him for the most insignificant little thing. Maybe it is my heightened sense of awareness that this phase of my life is fleeting. It was a thought however that has kept me thinking throughout this week. Keeping me in check to not forget to thank Him for all the little things he does that I sometimes take for granted.