November: Gratitude Month (5--10) catch up / reflection

I feel guilty because I haven't been blogging about the things I am thankful for, but don't think for a second that just because I don't blog about it doesn't mean there aren't things for which I am thankful.  

Before I started blogging, I began wondering "what was happening in my life about this time last year or even the year before that"? So thanks to blogging I was able to go back and read about the events taking place in my life. Of course I knew that this time last year I was pregnant, but one of the things I blogged about was my belly cast.  I was 37 weeks pregnant and being that Ellie was going to be my last pregnancy I wanted to make something that would allow me to remember how big I was and how much I enjoyed and loved being pregnant. So we made a belly cast. I had plans of sanding it down and turning it into a decoupage but that has yet to happen.  Maybe I will make it a goal to get it done by the end of this year :) In 2009, my son Josiah was just 5 months old and I was doing the gratitude posts. One of the things I put was a picture of Josiah and his chubby cheeks, he was drooling like a faucet and his shirt was soaked. I put underneath "I am thankful for children's Motrin." I laughed because well to see his bald head and chubby cheeks I had forgotten how little and sweet he was as a baby. He is now 2 years old and teething has come and gone. Now we are in the process of potty training. Boy how time flies!  I was also thankful that I could be a blessing to my friend Paloma. At the time she had a little baby and I sent her some Avent bottles. It was a blessing to her and a blessing for me. Who am I being a blessing to these days? I hope through my blog and through my life I am being a blessing to those that are struggling in similar ways. Or maybe I am able to simply encourage them.   Another thing I was thankful for was "the small things in life." I am still so thankful for those small things. Being able to buy warm scarves and candles that make my home feel welcoming and peaceful. I even was thankful that Sam's Club improved their toilet paper! LOL Little did I know that 2 years from then would I be taking a survey on Toilet Paper for Sam's club (I guess they picked the right person huh?) :)

Wow, my life has  been full of so much joy. I think with all that I have been through in these last 5 to 6 months I had forgotten that my marriage, my home life wasn't all horrible and bad dreams. I was blessed then, and I am blessed now. Even more so than then.   At that time I had no idea what heartaches were awaiting for me in the future. I had no idea that my world would be flipped and that my marriage would be almost destroyed. I had struggles and challenges back then but I got through them and I'm getting through them now as well. 

So what is it this time that I am thankful for?  I need 5 things to CATCH UP ! 

5. I am thankful for good memories. Happy memories.

6. I am thankful that I am NOT pregnant this year (two years in a row is enough)

7. I am thankful for the opportunity to blog and be able to reflect on past blessings and memories.

8. I am still thankful for Children's motrin!

9. I am thankful for Life and all it has to offer. Good and Bad. Without the bad, the other one just wouldn't be as sweet. And without the good, life would just be hell.

10. I am thankful for Perseverance. That I able to press on. and the source's from where I draw my strength. (God, family and friends)