Be thankful!

I spoke to a dear friend a few days ago and she mentioned something that stuck with me. She spoke of being thankful for the small things in life. Perhaps, the things that are so easy to take for granted. Like, having a roof over your head, groceries in the fridge, toilet paper (!), and my healthy kids. Being thankful for my kids is the one that struck out to me the most. Now, of course i love my children.. but in some way i think i have taken them for granted to a certain degree. I have healthy, beautiful children. They drive me crazy most days.. being thankful for them alone has really hit me today. I want to be thankful even if they are on my last nerve or have made yet another mess, or are asking 5 thousand questions. I am thankful that they are alive. Lately, i have also gone bog hopping around to different blogs where people have very serious problems with their children's health. Like life threatening problems that have taken their children already or will soon unless God intervenes. I find myself crying while reading these stories and i feel so bad for ever complaining about what my kids do. Anyway, all this to say.. be thankful today. be thankful for the health you have and the home that keeps you warm. Be thankful for your families and that they are alive to say they love you each day. This applies to my unborn children as well. To the twins growing inside of me. God knows that i am terrified of the thought of having two newborns and two toddlers to take care of. Some days i really get caught up in that. I get overwhelmed wondering how i will do it. The truth is.. i will. God will give me the strength and somehow i will get through it. Right now though, i am reminded to be thankful that i am pregnant. To be thankful for the miracles inside of me. to be thankful that i have had no miscarriages or any real issues during my pregnancies, aside from high blood pressure. There are SO many people who are not able to get pregnant at all, and for Jay and I.. it is just pretty easy. Anyway, i am reminded today to just be thankful for the small things.. This is my goal.