What I am Grateful For

I know November just started, but I need to get my thankful post in now. Because, honestly, I will be about 37 weeks pregnant around Thanksgiving, and I don't know if I will be grateful for anything, besides the fact that this baby will be coming out of me soon. So, I will do it now, while I am still grateful for other things.

1. I am very grateful for my husband. Not a lot of men would work, go to school, and let his wife stay at home and continue to have children, even though he thinks she is crazy for having another one! I am thankful that the spare time he does have he helps me with the kids and plays with them. This is a recently realized gratitude, as I cannot seem to get on the floor and play with them right now, and he carries Makayla down to bed which is a difficult feat for me.

2. I am thankful that I have family that lives so close and can help me when I have a billion appointments, especially you Mariah! Thanks for all your help this pregnancy, your free babysitting does not go unnoticed and I owe you big time.

3. I am thankful for medicine. I know wierd, but really thank heavens I have a doctor who knows how to take care of me and my babies. I love knowing that if I have any complications the doctor can help. That has also been a lot on my mind lately since our little Sadie is coming soon, and how much they helped after Makayla was born.

4.I am thankful for church. Even though it takes me way to long to get the kids in their Sunday best and lots of tears and fighting, Sunday is still my favorite day! I am grateful that if the one thing the kids see us be consistent with is church attendance, that is good enough for me.

5. I am grateful for my friends. James and I have been blessed with friends that understand and love us. They are all very special to us and incredibly supportive. It is nice to know we aren't alone a lot of times. Russ and Emily, you know I am talking about you. The Lord has found some really good people for us to associate with and I really appreciate that. I didn't forget Chris and Camille either, it was so nice to find friends who have been through the same things as us and still made it, awesome!


6.Well last but not least, I think we all know what my last thankful post will be about...my kids. Nothing has been more fulfilling and more difficult than being a mom to my 3 soon the be 4 kids. It is very comforting to know that I have 3 little spirits that love me unconditionally. There is no other way I have felt God's love more than when a new child is given to us. There have been many tears and painful memories for unknown reasons in James and I's life, but the Lord always makes it right and blesses us a hundred fold. This little girl coming to our family is definitely a few of those blessings. I am so excited to meet her and love her.

Those are only 6 of things I am grateful for, there are a lot more like egg nog, costco muffins, and french fries, but that might have more to do with the pregnancy.