Blessed

Some days for no apparent reason, Life (or more likely God) slaps me in the face and I am reminded how very blessed I am. Sure there are points in everyone's life where they realize they have a lot to be thankful for but I love when it happens during those little moments during the day. For example, tonight while unloading the dishwasher it just hit me... I'm very lucky to have a dishwasher and that's a very small thing to be thankful for in the grand scheme of things.

More things I am thankful for include... My husband, who is so supportive, thoughtful and incredibly generous and loving. He is constantly doing things to make me smile and pushing me to be a better version of myself. Everyday I am thankful that God has put him in my life and I look forward to our future together. I am frequently surrounded by family and close friends who really do care about me and are always present in my life. They are supportive through the big and little moments in my life. I know it falls in the previous family category but I am also thankful for my mother. She has always been my best friend and biggest cheerleader. Her strength during difficult times never ceases to amaze me and I hope to someday have the relationship with God and the Catholic Church that she has.  My home is something I thought I could have only dreamed of when I was little. It is perfect for my husband and I as well as for future little ones:) After being out of college for two short years I have found a job that I truly enjoy and where I get to use some of my creativity and I am not required to sit in a cube for 8 hours a day. Everyday is different and it makes me smile.

I could go on and on but for the sake of this post I will wrap things up. The main point I guess I'm trying to make in this ramble is that I feel very blessed and I wanted to take a moment to count those blessings. It's easy to get caught up in the petty little everyday problems and it's our choice to look beyond and see the good in life. Remember to take a step back every now and then and count your blessings, especially when things may be/seem tough. This is not something I have consciously tried to do in the past but I plan to attempt in the future. Join me? Hopefully it may brighten our days....power of positive thinking I guess:)

And if counting your blessings doesn't cheer up a bad day this will for sure....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEWVwgDnuzE&feature=colike

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