I decided that i am too stressed about things that don't really matter and things I can't really control so i am going to take some time and write a blog for about things i am grateful for. Life is challenging, and it's not always kind or fair but just because you have a bad day doesn't mean you have a bad life. Be grateful for the things you do have....
1. My family-
My mother is my rock, my inspiration, my best friend. My mother is the one person in this world who gets me, who knows me better than i know myself. She knows my every emotion, my every thought and most of the time she knows what i am going to do before i do it. My mother is amazing, she is incredibly strong and such a loving mother and wife. I hope to be at least half of the mother she was to me, and wife she has been to my father.
My father is my hero. He is the hardest working person i know. He has done, and continues to do whatever it takes to support his family, including his grand kids when he's needed. My dad has the biggest heart and is deeply affected by the things that his family goes through. I am a grown adult but if i am going through a hard time or one of my siblings, he is affected by it and worries. My father is a fixer, he likes to fix problems and make everything better. He is an incredible father and husband to my mother.
Andrew is a very loving man and father as well. He has an incredible work ethic and always makes sure his family is taken care of. He has been through a lot in his life but still manages to remain a wonderful person and overcame the obstacles he has faced in life. His devotion to his children is amazing and i love seeing him with them. He is a very dedicated man to me, loves me for who i am, and even though i have many flaws he still loves me through them. I am very lucky to have him in my life.
Kelly (My baby sis) is everything a female should want to be. She has the perfect job, perfect husband, perfect life. She got good grades in school, never rebelled or did anything outrageous (maybe from watching me go through it was enough) and although she's never did the "crazy" life, she's has one hell of an adventurous life. She's very responsible, she keeps to herself and doesn't involved herself in gossip and drama. She's everything i mentioned above but she's also the life of the party. She can make me laugh more than anyone else i know. It doesn't matter what's going on in my life, she always has a way of cheering me up and making me smile.
Josh (My big brother) is also a very hard worker. He loves his children and is devoted to the people he loves. He has always been my protector and also one of my best friends. My brother makes me feel safe and i always know that no matter what i am going through and no matter what choices i make in life, he will always have my back, even if he doesn't always agree.
Last but definitely not least, my nuggets, they are my heart, my soul, my every things. They are the light in my eyes, the smile on my face, and the love in my heart. I never truly knew what love was until i became a mother., it's just something you can't understand until you're holding your baby in your arms for the first time. The overwhelming instinct to protect the life of your baby and protect them from ever being hurt. A child's love is so precious, they love you unconditionally. I think we all could learn a lot from the way a child loves.
2. I am grateful for my health and the health of my loved ones.
3. I am grateful to have a roof over my family's head, food in our mouths, and warm clothes on our backs.
4. I am grateful for friends who are just like my family:
5. Music (Enough said!)
6. The ability to be able to take care of myself and my family.
7. I am grateful to be able to see the beautiful things in the world, taste the wonderful food that i have, hear music, and being able to express myself with words. I am also grateful to be able to have two strong legs that keep me going and hands that help get the work done.
8. Even though life lessons can be hard, i am grateful for the lessons i have learned because they have made me into the woman i am today. As Christina Aguilera puts it "Makes me that much stronger, makes me work a little bit harder, it makes me that much wiser...So thanks for making me a fighter. Made me learn a little bit faster, made my skin a little bit thicker,makes me that much smarter....So thanks for making me a fighter".
9. I am grateful to be able to express myself in the way that i do. It's my therapy and my outlet for life. The short stories, poetry and blogs i have written....I am grateful for the ability to be able to do them.
10. I am grateful for School Teachers, Police, Military, Fire Fighters, Doctors, and everyone else who makes the world a better place and keeps the world turning and flowing.
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