This week has been bad for me.
I don't feel good. I feel sick. I feel grumpy.
I have no patience for bad behavior, back talk, or just plain not being nice!
I'm not happy when I leave for 15 minutes and come home to a police man and an ambulance!
I hate it when the house is a huge mess. It makes me grumpy.
I don't like it when I can't keep up.
Some days are just too long and the next day some how comes too quickly.
It has just been rottenness I tell you!
But when I get a quiet moment I AM thankful. In my prayers I AM thankful.
I'm thankful for my children, I remember the days when I longed for each one of them and had to be patient and accepting of the Lords will. They are so forgiving and just want to be loved so they can love you back. They are each so different from each other and have so many good qualities that were built in already.
I'm thankful for my husband and this life and home that he provides for us. I wouldn't want to live without him. Ever. I love him.so.much. Even when he's weird.smile.
I'm thankful for my step children (I don't like that term very much lets call them bonus kids.) They already have a really great Mom and I'm grateful they get to be a part of my life and I get to love them and watch them grow. They are pretty great.
I'm thankful for this body God has given me. However imperfect, it is a precious gift.
I am thankful that I am able to stay home and be with my kids, they need me and I want to be here for them always.
I am thankful for Hope.Never give up Hope.
I am thankful for so many wonderful true friends. I am so blessed to know they are always there.
I am thankful for this little Valley I live in. There are so many good people here. Just the kind of place I want to raise my kids.
I am thankful I live half a block from the schools and 5 minutes from the Temple.
I am thankful for a good family and the fun and laughter we always share.
I am thankful for a small house and a big backyard. Yep, you heard me right. In this little house there are kids in every room, smiles and laughter, memories and messes. We can't get away from each other, there is nowhere to go. I know that there will be fond memories of this little house.
I am thankful that the Lord sent me here. For blessing me with all of the things in this life that matter, family, love, home. So many blessings it brings tears to my eyes, so many they overflow just as He promised they would.
So I've had some bad days.
Some days I just want to go to bed and cry.
But it's true.
Being Thankful can overshadow the trials in this life. Not make them disappear, but definitely overshadows them and somehow makes things seem better and temporary.
There is Always Always something to be grateful for.
And there are Always blessing waiting. They will overflow.
