Thankfulness...sigh....will I ever get it?

  Today I was struggling. 

   As I was folding laundry, I kept having to look at tags. The stuff Logan is to big for is now go on Asher's pile, and so on. 

   On top of that we have some shirts that are matching (cause I am one of those silly moms that like to dress their kids alike)and so there is more tag reading. :( Then there was a small voice in my head (a wonderful mentor mom that has been encouraging the "young" moms at our church) asking, "what do you have to be thankful for?" So this is the list I came up with. 

  * Being a mom -before I even knew I wanted to be :) Any time I got the slightest twinge of baby fever it seemed I was pregnant again. That isn't always the case for everyone and I need to remember that. 

  * Having 3 wonderful, healthy boys. I could be sad that I didn't get the chance to have a little girl. Instead I choose to pray for the ladies my little boys choose to love and commit their lives to. Also knowing that health isn't always a given either. I am so thankful that God is our healer!!!

 

  * In times that the money seems to be less, that we have a payday to look forward to. Or that extra house to clean or someone call for a sitter. 

 

  * When the house is a mess and I cant seem to catch up. I have a house. I have kids to mess it up. I have the ability to clean it. I have friends and family that keep me busy and that's why I cant seem to keep up. I am thankful that the mess will wait and I can do it tomorrow (even if tomorrow is next week). 

  * Then there is laundry! My kids have clothes. The clothes last long enough that more than one or two kids can wear them! 

  * That my car ALWAYS seems to need gas! I have a reliable vehicle. I have places to go. We are so very blessed and I need to remember that. Thank you Jesus for all of the things in my life that I forget are blessings. 

 What are you blessings?