A Blessings Calendar

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
- TSA Songbook #396

I used to keep a "Happiness Calendar." The idea was to write special (happy) events that have happened in your life on a one-year calendar. After a few years, you end up with something that you can look through and remember all the things that make you happy.

Here's an idea for a variation: keep a Blessings Calendar! Write on the calendar all your special blessings as they happen. That way, when you feel discouraged or "tempest-tossed," you can easily count your blessings! Also, I should think it would be a great way to start your day- remembering what great blessing God gave you on this day in the past.

In fact, you wouldn't have to wait- you can start right away, filling in special blessings you already remember without any help. Here's a few I would put on my calendar without hesitation:

June 19 - My Wedding Day!
Sept 26 - Debbie's Birthday!
July 30 - Jennifer's Birthday!
July 29 - Christopher's Birthday!
Nov 11 - Miriam's Birthday! (our sponsored Child in Mexico)
June 10 - My Commissioning . . .

Well you get the idea. Why not catch "the bug" and give it a try? Who knows, the calendar may prove to be a great blessing in and of itself!

PS: let me know how it works for you.