I Really Am Lucky

For all the grief going on in life I really am lucky.

My daughters are all alive... and that is more than a lot of people can say.

I am thankful for Isabella. As terrified as I am about Isabella's headaches and all her medical tests coming up, she is alive. She is enjoying summer and outside. She is hating bugs and loving life. She loves to snuggle in my bed to read stories and helps me make up silly stories too. She is so creative tha it makes it easy to play imagine games with her. She has created an imaginary friend (who she agrees is imaginary). Her name is Lizzie. She holds her hand and when Bella is upset she will go into her room and tell Lizzie about how unfair life is. Somehow that always works for her.

I am thankful for Lauren. She is a terror at times. Hates to clean, yells and cries for no apparent reason, and refuses to eat dinner without being fed. She is also the one to spontaneously hug me for no reason. She just looks up from a game at me and says, "I love you Mommy. So so so so so much." She can melt your heart with her smile and then wrap her arms around your neck and hug you. You can never have a totally bad day with Lauren around.

I am thankful for Morgan. She is goofy and forgetful...and down right lazy. You send her to her room to get dressed at 9 am and by 1 pm she is still in jammies. Not overtly defiant, but sneaky about it. She goes to her room, goofs off for an hour and comes out still in jammies. Arggg. She is a great cleaner when she wants to be... but she can procrastinate better than I can (and that is saying something). She is also caring and loving. She would give her last nickle to help out someone in need.

I am thankful for Rebekah. As terrible as it is to live with a hormonal pre teen, Rebekah is here to give me grief and cause me to want to yank my hair out. That is a good thing. Other moms are not that lucky. Rebekah can be the sweetest little girl. She is so capable and helpful...at least until it comes to clean up time. At night I will sometimes watch her sleep and say a prayer of thanks that she is alive and well and will have many tomorrows.

I am thankful for my hubby. He comes home everynight and wraps his arms around me. All is good and right with the world! We have been together since I was 16 and I truly love him more today than ever before. I love to make him smile. He completes me.

We are blessed with good health, great families (the grandparents on both sides), and lots of friends. Who could ask for more.

So for today I will be thankful for what I have. I will thank God for what i have and pray for those who don't have it.