How I Am Tracking My Blessings

Last week, I celebrated my birthday. One of the gifts that I received, was a Blessings Jar. I’ve had prayer journals, a prayer box, and a gratitude journal before, but never a blessings jar. I don’t know how long they’ve been around, but I’m glad the tribe put me on. I admit, I had to ask one of the givers how I was supposed to use it. She explained that there were cards inside. Whenever I receive or experience a blessing, I can write it down and place it in the jar. Then, when I’m feeling down, or want to reflect on the goodness of God, I can reach into the jar and pull out a past blessing. It’s a great way to remind myself that God is still in the blessing business. An added bonus is that the classic, cream color can pretty much match any décor changes I make in the future.

Aside from one of my besties arriving in-person to deliver the jar, I got another blessing within a few days. Because Coronavirus is still real out here, I didn’t have any big birthday plans. Some family decided to visit, and we stuck to low-key activities: movie nights, ordering take-out, and a few outdoor adventures (being aware of our physical distance to others). I haven’t seen them since last Christmas, and didn’t realize how much I missed them. Monday night, we arrived a little earlier than needed at the airport and decided to wait in the cell-phone lot until closer to their departure time. Guess what? Not too long after we parked, the usually-dreaded, flight-delay text came through. 12 extra hours with my family – yes, I call it a blessing! We had already had a good weekend, but that extra time really warmed my heart. Now that my first blessings have been saved, I’m looking forward to accumulating more for my jar.

With everything else that’s going on in the world, this month started off better than I imagined. I really believe this positivity and growth will continue all month long, if not longer. I know that everything is cyclical, and there will be good and bad days, and good and bad seasons. I’m just so thankful for the good that I’ve been blessed with so far in this season.