Lost in life..

Believe it or not, that is a good thing. I am lost in life, and loving it.
I am enjoying all the conversations I have, even with customer service people, and loving that I am able to make other people's days better. I am loving spending time with my family, with my kids. Sometimes they are loud and rambunctious, but I choose to see that as a reminder of how healthy they are. I am loving spending time with the love of my life.. he is what makes my heart smile, and why I see hope through all the rain and clouds in my life. I am enjoying my fish.. watching them swim slowly along the front of the tank is a vision of peace to calm my nerves. I am grateful for my cats.. the way they climb into my lap asking to be pet, the way they purr when I pet them..
I am grateful for all those little things in life that we so often take for granted.. all those little things that put a smile on my face each and every day.

Through The Pain

There are days that I wish I was normal. I think everyone has those days. And there are those who would remind me that there is no normal, because we are all unique. But today I wish that I did not have a birth defect that leaves me with chronic pain. On days like today, the pain is so great that it is disruptive of coherent thought. And even through that pain, I have so many things to be grateful for.

I am grateful that I watch my children racing around the yard, and climbing on to the roof every day. I am grateful that I have learned to take advantage of all the down times in my life, and always find a way to see good things in them. I am grateful for how my mother read to me, and made books come alive when I was little. I am grateful for so many wonderful authors who can weave worlds of wonder in our brains with just letters on a page. I am grateful that I turned on the television this evening at the right time to unexpectedly catch a program of classical music played by a trio of renowned musicians. I am grateful that I have two strong boys to take the garbage out!

Day After Day, and Still Grateful

Is it silly to be grateful for the same things day after day? Personally, I don't see a problem with this. After all, if I am grateful for what I currently have, it isn't going to change that much from day to day! Sure there are things that come into our lives every day that may be different or new, but being grateful for the things that are steady and still there is conducive to the law of attraction.

So what things am I grateful for AGAIN? Easy.. I am always grateful for my children. They are wonderful, intelligent, creative individual that I learn from every day. I am grateful for my phone service. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy calling the UK several times a day?! With most phone plans, that would be an outrageous proposition.. I love my phone plan! I am grateful for having found the love of my life. I am grateful that he is always there for me, and always supportive of me. I am grateful for my washing machine. Three kids, the middle of nowhere, and laundromats do NOT go together! Trust me.. we've done it! I am grateful for having our gerbil Midnight.. she's fantastic to watch. I am grateful for having healthy, playful kitties.

Is there anything new I am grateful for? I am grateful it seems that my ISP has finally gotten my account straightened out.. it has only take 5.5 months. No really we moved in that long ago, and they just got it straightened out on the 30th of April! I am grateful that I have someone to take in our kitty, Muffin, that we have been trying to re home for a month. She should be moved in next week. I am grateful that the boys cleaned out the gerbil cage today. Midnight is so much happier!

Weather to Be Grateful

Some days we have much to be thankful for. Other days it is a challenge to remember to be thankful. Today was one of the later. The day turned so hot, and left us drooping in the heat. There is something about heat that drains the energy from you..

But that in itself reminds me to be thankful for the cold spell that came through last week. 

I am thankful for the chill of the dark night that releases the heat of the days. 

I am grateful for the subtle reminder to summer proof my house before it really gets hot. 

I am grateful for the knowledge of how the desert weather works so that I can use it in planning the insulation of my house. 

I am grateful for the sun that lights each day, and provides us with such warmth in the winter months..