I am grateful today

Today I am grateful for my life.  I have a wonderful, hardworking, supportive husband, and an amazing little baby boy who is full of energy & life.  Yes, I am tired, but I am so thankful that I get to experience the many joys of being a wife and mother.  Of course there are times when I look at my single friends and think, wow, it must be nice to be able to sleep in, and have no real responsibilities...but if that was the case, I wouldn't be living life with my amazing family...I wouldn't be able to cuddle with my precious boy, and sing to him while the breeze hits his contented little face.  I wouldn't be able to watch him grow, and look into my husbands eyes and not even have to tell him what is on my mind...because he already knows.  I wouldn't be there to bath my baby boy, and give him his nightly message, then snuggle him up in my arms as he drifts off to sleep with his bottle...kissing those cheeks makes all the sleepless nights worth while somehow...and nothing compares to that smile that lights up his face, and makes his eyes twinkle, as if to say, "I love you mom".

Yes, there are times when I long for a good nights sleep...but that is really the only thing I long for these days because I am fulfilled in so many other ways.  I am thankful to have a husband that respects me, and talks through every situation with me.  He gets up to work every day, and wants the very best for his family...he is always there to share the load with me...and supports me in every aspect of my life.  I am thankful that he is home when he's not working, and isn't out getting into things, he is loyal...and trustworthy, and kind.  He is everything that makes for a wonderful husband, but most of all...he is an incredible Dad.  His eyes light up when he sees our son's face, and there is a tenderness about him that I have never seen before.  I know that Anderson is going to grow up feeling so loved...and that is all I can ask for.

Every day we have a choice, we can either be depressed about all of the things we wished we had....or we can turn our focus toward to the light...where all things glimmer in the warmth of gratefulness...a grateful heart is filled with love and compassion, with joy and laughter...instead of the ungrateful heart which is filled with jealousy, envy, and the dark depths of despair.    I choose to be grateful...I choose happiness.

I will finish with this quote:

Be grateful for all that you have, and you will end up having more.  For those who are always looking for more, will never ever have enough.  "author unknown"