G is for...Grateful!

I am truly grateful for a lot. At the top of my list are my children. Today as Carter was playing cards, I got on the floor and asked what he was up to. In his sweet little voice he answered, "trying to learn a card trick." I don't have any to teach him...maybe I should learn a few! :)

As I sat there, I stared at the deck of cards, pondering everything that is going on in my life right now. And trust me, there is a lot. However, I will make it through and in the end be a better person. I will be okay because of my children and the love that I have for them. Okay...okay...so like I said, I was looking at the cards and saw something kind of ironic. I will show you...

Can you see what I do? The 7, Q, A and 3 form the word love. Again...something I am grateful for!

Alright so now my list...

*I am grateful for how absolutely beautiful my kids are when they are sleeping...I get to tuck them into their beds...and as I do...I am filled with this wonderful love for them that manages to erase all the problems for the day.

*I am grateful for the chance that playing with them gives me. My job as a mommy is great!! What other job description includes playing or imagining?

*I am grateful for my kids making me want to be a better person. If I don't have the willpower to make my self do something, I often think "I will do this because I know it will be what is best for my kids."

*I am grateful for the patience and multi-tasking I have learned from them (and from being a teacher)...Those are skills that do not come easily.

*I am grateful for the chance to teach my children things I wish I would have learned myself when I was young.

*I am more grateful for my mother than  ever could have been without becoming one. There is soooo much love and selflessness I would have never gained.

*I am grateful for the many hugs and kisses I get every day (even the wet slobbery ones from Carson)!

*I am grateful for my childrens' unconditional love for me and for the unconditional love that I will ALWAYS have for them.

*I am grateful for the chance to laugh and be crazy with my kids...they bring it out in me. I love their excitement for all of the little things that life has to bring.

See where I am going with this? I am grateful for the LOVE I have for my children...and for the love that they have for me.

PS...I am grateful for the occasional glass of wine as well! ;)