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I woke up this morning and started to empty the dishwasher.  As I was doing so I noticed that I was missing a lot of plastic containers.  Where might they have gone?  I opened the fridge to get the milk for my cereal and this is what I saw.  This fridge is so full of who knows what and how long it’s been in there is a mystery.  So now I’m on the hunt for the missing containers my bet is that they are in this fridge somewhere.  So guess what?  Yep, it’s time to clean out the dreaded fridge.

I decided to look at cleaning the fridge in a who new way. I usually take out the rubber gloves, nose plug, and ten foot pole. This time, however, I decided to be grateful. I know, I know “be grateful?” how is that supposed to help??? As I was taking stuff out of the fridge I began to feel blessed. My family and I have been blessed to have an over flowing fridge. We have been blessed to have so much food that we can’t even keep up with it. There are so many people who struggle to make ends meet. They often end up wondering what they are going to feed their children if anything at all. My family may not have fancy things but I’ve never had to worry about what my kids will eat. By changing my attitude I was able to look at cleaning the fridge in a who new light. Of course that doesn’t get rid of the containers growing green fuzzies that make you gag as you open them. It sure does help you appreciate everything. So now I have a clean fridge and a grateful heart. It’s a really nice way to start your day. Oh, and I did eventually find my missing containers.

There they are!

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