Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Learning to live your life with a thankful heart! By Kai Evans
We have all heard the phrase “Is your glass half full or half empty”? Often it is easy to look at our day and even our own lives as half empty. We choose daily to see our life with a “full” perspective or an “empty” perspective. I will admit, in the midst of life it is not always apparent how to see your life with a thankful attitude. Yet there is always something in our lives, even challenges, to be grateful for. Currently, I am less than three weeks away from delivering our third child. In preparation, we are finishing up a remodeling project in the bathroom (or should I say my husband Jim is). What seemed to just be a small grout repair has now turned into new tile and replacing part of the bathroom walls. I am not thrilled about the timing, but am glad for the opportunity to update the bathroom. Same week... still less than three weeks away from our new edition to the family, the SUV we bought (which thankfully was still under warranty) has started to have electrical problems. I know nothing about electrical 4
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problems, but found out very quickly after sharing a vehicle with my husband that I really enjoy the luxury of having two vehicles. I can’t imagine calling a friend and asking for a ride to the hospital! Still less than three weeks away...a cold front has moved in for the weekend. We light the pilot and turn on the heater, but the house doesn’t seem to be getting any warmer. In fact, we are all huddled up by the fireplace! A quick phone call to a friend to look at the heater and we quickly find out that the heater has decided to retire after 30 years. Not that I blame the heater, but I am three weeks away from having a baby! So I’m thinking to myself, I am sharing a bathroom with our two kids, sharing a truck with my husband, and to top it off we need a new heater which is not only costly, but a mess. I have a choice to make this week. Is my glass half full or half empty? I had a friend share an article with me that I still think