Thankful Thursday

(These photos are old but I don't think I ever posted this collage and I came across it this week.)


I can honestly say that I am always thankful for my life. I am not a jealous person because I believe that we all have our joys and we all have our pains. I feel incredibly blessed because I think I have it pretty darned good. I certainly have much more joy than pain. However, sometimes I realize it is Thursday and I am "reaching" for something to write about being thankful for. Even if I don't post every single week, I force myself to think about what I am thankful for that week. It really does make me realize how very lucky I am.


So, this week I am thankful.....


~that I am beginning to come out of the fog. Next week will be a year since our referral for Kate. She has been home almost 10 months. I simply cannot put into words the love I have for her but she has really thrown our family for a loop. Or as my sweet hubby likes to say, "Kate kicked our butts." What do I mean? Well, for our family, going from one child to two was a piece of cake. It really was. But since Kate has come home, we have had trouble catching our breath. Her security and adjustment has been our first priority and EVERYTHING else has taken a backseat. I used to read a few books a week. I have read 2 books since she's been home (unless Fudge and Superfudge by Judy Blume count?). We used to have a date night almost every week. I think we have had one or two in 10 months. We used to entertain a lot and we are just starting to do that again. I am not complaining. I am not sure I even noticed it happening. But what I have noticed is that I am starting to read again and we are trying to find a sitter and have date nights again. I finally feel as though Kate has adjusted and we are adjusting too. I am coming out of the fog and for that I am grateful.


~for the wonderful community of Moms at MOPS. Today, I was the speaker at Mops. I was invited to talk about marriage and communication. This has been on the calendar for several months. As luck would have it, Miss Kate refused to go to the nursery this morning. It was not pretty. So, I brought her to the meeting with me. I had tears in my eyes walking into the meeting with her again and thought , "how am I going to get up and speak to all of these women with Kate?" God answered my request and all of my friends and table-mates offered to entertain Kate while I spoke. Kate was an angel. She came up a few times but for the most part, she sat with my friends and was very well behaved. They worked very hard to entertain her and I am so grateful. Thank you fellow Moms for helping us out today:) I know some of you read this now (thanks to Pip);) I am also vey thankful for all of the kind comments people gave me after my talk.


~for the special surprise my friend received today. I am so happy for you.


~for the great time I had this weekend shopping with my friend, Elissa. We went to the big city for a very long day of Spring clothes shopping for our kids. Oh, just wait until you see the bathing suits and dresses I bought!!!!


~for the fun and relaxing dinner we had with friends Sunday night. I had a few glasses of wine for the first time in a long time and we enjoyed entertaining again.


~for the new activity my boys LOVE. They began Judo a few weeks ago and they are just loving it.

~that I have finally figured out how to do my own blog decorating. Thanks to those who gave me pointers. Once you figure it out, it is really fun! I am sure I still have a lot to learn but I can do what I want for now:)

~for the good news that another friend will be coming to visit soon.

See, if you really sit down and think about, there are always things to be thankful for!