“Count your blessings, once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play and you will finally be able to move forward with the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.” -OG Mandino
My Mom and I are going to spend the day together, which is good because I am feeling so much better today than I have any other day this week. Thank you all for the swift kick in the pants yesterday, I really needed it… Your words really ministered to me and I promise you that I will give my self a bit more Grace when I am feeling down…
Now I am off to enjoy my day…
Count your blessings 
Enjoy your day!!! Sounds like great fun! (Great picture, by the way
).
It’s funny you use this phrase as your subject today: all day yesterday, some certain situation wasn’t looking all too keen, and I kept saying to myself, “Count your blessings.” You have confirmed that for me today! See what a blessing you are?!
Have a great day!
Heather,
we are all allowed to have our down days! I think you were entitled sweets!
Have a fun day! Today is our 10 yr wedding anniversary and I am so excited about going away with my man!
Keep your chin up, but if you have a depressing day just remember….it is ok! God loves you, & so do I!
~Bev
Good for you Heather!! Glad to hear you are having a “good” day and I hope you enjoy the moments shared with your Mom today – being so far from home I miss those times
Good for you!!!
I’ve been praying that you’ll have a bit of “quite time” from all the yuk that the meds do to you. Have a wonderful day with your Mom.
BTW, a girls day out is always in order. Especially if shoe shopping is involved!
“Count your blessings, name them one by one. Count your blessings, see what God has done….” – traditional hymn
how beautiful – i can see Him glowing in your eyes – just gorgeous!
Leigh
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL! have a wonderful day with mom!
Heather,
Don’t give up hope. We’re still out here praying.
Your smile says it all.
dawnz:)
Your heart! Just as gorgeous as you are! Keep your focus on Him, I promise He’ll pull you through!
xoxo
Lea
Enjoy your day with your mom! You look great!
Have a great day with your Mom! You are a beautiful daughter of the King and you deserve it!
You are an inspiration…..I’ve said it before…what He does in and through your writing……just phenomenal……enjoy your day……
You look BEAUTIFUL Heather.
Have a great day!
YEAH!!!!!!!! That sounds wonderful!!! Enjoy your sweet time with your mother!
That’s awesome, Heather.. I hope you and your mom have a beautiful day!
I like your hair longer.
Have a great day!
Looking good, Heather, enjoy your time with your Mom, those are precious moments.
Norma
Okay…let me re-phrase that! I like your hair longer! You look LOVELY! Just BEAUTIFUL! Now, with that encouragement, GO ENJOY YOUR DAY!
IS THAT MY WIFE!! YIPPIEE
You are absolutely beautiful. So glad to see the joy and peace in your eyes.
Yes Heather – have a wonderful day and you do look beautiful. Have been following your blog since a couple of days before your surgery and have been praying for you ever since.
You look fantasti!
Your radiant smile brought this verse to my mind:
Isaiah 61:3
“To grant those who mourn {in} Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Have a fun and fantastic day.
HEY THERE SUNSHINE!!!!
Can’t wait to see you in 2 weeks. We will have a girls day out okay?
Love ya sis!
What a lovely picture of you. There’s a smile in your eyes. Have a wonderful day.
Have fun, dear Heather. I love the blessing that you are! Praise God!!
May this be a day filled with laughter and songs of joy.
Love and prayers,
holly
I am so happy to hear that you are feeling better and that you are planning a happy day. Good for you! Praise the Lord!
You look great! Have a wonderful day!
Aww…. I love “Mom Days”. We keep praying and rejoicing with you! Have a wonderful & happy day, you pretty thing, you!
You go girl!! Go spoil yourself and breathe in every happy moment!
I am praying……… I couldn’t even respond yesterday, because I cannot imagine what it is like when you are feeling really yucky. But……………… give yourself a break whenever this happens and just rest.
Hope you have a super happy day!!
Have a good time!
How beautiful you are, dear Heather! Inside and out, absolutely beautiful.
Blessings,
~Toni~
When you sit down to count your blessings, don’t forget to count YOURSELF. YOU are a blessing, Heather!
Heather,
You look wonderful!
I’m so glad that today is a great day, and you have fun plans with your mom.
Just remember…if you have another down day, that you need to accept it as your body telling you to simply slow down. That’s all. You’re healing and you’re going through two grueling therapies at once.
Glad to see your smiling face today!
I was just happy for you until I saw Marks comment…. how sweet! I agree- nice to see your beautiful smiling face, girl…. now- go PLAY!
Heather-
You are beautiful! And I agree with the others! GO PLAY! It’s good for the soul and mind.
Praying for you as always, dear!
Shari
Look how sweet you are! Have a wonderful day with mom and glad you are feeling better today!
Praising God for the blessing you are and hoping more good days follow. When I count my blessings, you and the love you exhibit for Jesus so all the whole world will know, is one of those blessings.
because of Jesus, Bobbie
Heather, I may have told you this before, but I am a former board-certifed music therapist (I know stay at home with my kiddos). I did my internship at a hospital where I worked exclusively with adult oncology patients, dealing with many of the issues that you are right now. You already immerse yourself in a great deal of music (I can tell that you LOVE worship music), but I just wanted to suggest to you that you find a deeply relaxing instrumental CD to help you with your nausea and fatigue. Find a quiet and comfy spot on the couch when you feel the most nauseous, plug in that CD, and then take some deep breaths. Picture all of that nausea and fatigue draining out of you. Literally allow yourself to visualize a wonderful and relaxing place (I almost always picture the beach)Then allow yourself to see Christ, holding you, holding your hand, etc. Meditate on some of your favorite Bible verses too. Sorry..it’s a little awkward for me me to write about it – I always led my patients through the exercises in person. I have a wonderful Christian CD that has a voice that takes your through a visualization of you being in a cabin in the woods with rain all around and Christ being present to comfort you – please let me know if you would like a copy of it. I would love to send it to you!
I also worked with my patients to write lyrics which I set to music for them – it was a wonderful way for them to express themselves. I would be honored to do the same for you, if you’d ever like to do something like that.
Blessings on you and your determination to cling to Christ through this!
Keep shining!
Stacy (in Phx)
P.S. Us Sisterchicks keep you in our prayers!
I see a similar train of thoughts in these comments… you are beautiful!! Physically, you ARE beautiful! You have such great skin and pretty eyes! And of course anyone who is reading your blog can see you have a beautiful spirit, too.
How do your kids feel about having a mommy who is a hottie?
You. Made. My. Day.
It was soo good to talk to you too Kelli!
Heather, you are so beautiful! Surely Christ shines through you. I’m glad you got to be with your mom today. I bet you both had fun.
Dear Heather,
I hope you enjoyed the day with your Mom . I am praying for you and know what you mean about music it is so beautiful isn’t it? May you be blessed this week and always .
In his endless love,
Angel ( ):)
That is a beautiful photo of you, you look great. I hope you have a wonderful day with you Mum
Thinking of you and sending up prayers for you daily.
Hooray!! It’s a delight to see your beautiful, happy face. You and your mom have a blessed, joyful day.
Hello Heather!
When I opened on to your site and saw that sweet little face, I had such an admiration for you!
I am so glad that you are feeling better and I hope that you had a good day with your mom.
I don’t think I have ever seen a blog with so many comments on it except maybe for “Midnight Meditations” by Roger Bennett.
You are truly loved by so many people little Heather and I am glad that Donna had your name on her blog, “By Grace Alone”.
Have a good night and an even better tomorrow….With Christian love, Teresa Shirkie
You are glowing with beauty…inside and out. Hope your day with mom with all you needed it to be.
Heather-
You look so pretty!!!!and happy!
Hope you enjoyed your day!
You look stunning! You actually look healthier and more vibrant than before, if that’s possible. The Lord is doing His job. He will see you through this. ((((HUGS))))
You look lovely. I am reading through some posts that I missed. I hope you had a wonderful time with your mom.