
“…yeah, it turns out?
Wherever thanks is possible, then joy is possible.
That wherever thanks (to Abba) to God is possible–then joy (in Abba) in God is always possible.
And? There is always, always, always something to be thankful for.
So joy is always, always, always possible.
Turns out that that turns everything around: Joy is always possible — because thanks is always possible.
The grace of that, in the mess of everything, it can make the grown & the weary & the discouraged & the hurting & messed up & undone farmer’s wife weep with gratitude.
Count His gifts…count all the ways He loves…count it all joy…and let this simple act of gratitude transform your one and only beautiful life.