Be Grateful

I'm grateful for good friends and an awesome family.

I'm grateful for weather that doesn't melt me when I go outside.

I'm grateful for my KitchenAid mixer.

I'm grateful for my little business, and the sweet kids that fill me with joy each week.

I'm grateful for answers to prayers.

I'm grateful for my fenced yard.

I'm grateful that my MiMa taught me to mix cereal, particularly Raisin Nut Bran and Cinnamon Life cereal.

I'm grateful that I get to do every day what I've always dreamed I would do with my life.

I'm grateful for take-out and frozen pizza, 'cuz sometimes, that's just what kind of day it is.

I'm grateful that my mom taught me to laugh.

I'm grateful to have a daughter that has taught me that :

I am stronger emotionally than I thought I was,

I am less patient than I thought I was, and

I can love much more than I ever thought it was possible to love

I'm grateful that Aaron decided to coach Reese's soccer team, because it is so fun to watch him fire up, encourage, and teach the girls, and that makes me love him even more.

I'm grateful for my savior, forgiveness, repentance, and the ability to change

I'm grateful that I can watch my favorite shows Hulu when my kids go to bed

I'm grateful for children and babies that sleep

I'm grateful that one of the other mom's from Reese's soccer team handed me a pair of practically new nike cleats that her daughter outgrew, and they fit reese perfectly.

I'm grateful that Reese was willing to wear them....because they look totally cute, and make her even more adorable in her little soccer uniform.

I'm grateful that I was able to sit around for 2 hours yesterday and read a good book. (Have you read The Help by Kathryn Stockett? Good book.)

I'm grateful for my Paula deen pumpkin spice candle, not just because my house smells yummy, but because the candle itself comes in a pretty jar.

I'm grateful that a friend told me today that her car is messier than mine. Even if I think maybe she was lying, it still makes me feel better.

I'm grateful to have discovered the Basil in my yard thriving among the overgrown weeds, yesterday.

I'm grateful for cool Halloween decorations and fake spider webs.

I'm grateful for the squeegee I had handy to kill the HUGE spider dangling from the not-fake spider web by my fence on Saturday.

I'm grateful for primary music programs.

I'm grateful for OxyClean and Scotch Brite kitchen sponges.

I'm grateful for tea parties with cheese-its and water under my kitchen table.

I'm grateful for date nights with my husband to look forward to.

I'm grateful for my strong (ahem, stubborn) will and my love of work.

I'm grateful for the people of McDonald County, because without them, I would probably have been the only person at Walmart with a hole in the crotch of her pants.

I'm grateful for the lovely Crepe Myrtles blooming in my yard

I'm grateful my jeans fit again, because it was cold outside this morning.

I'm grateful for the school bus (mostly....the school bus radio needs to go.)

I'm grateful for Corbins big beautiful brown eyes.

I'm grateful for bottled water, because the tap here has dead algae in it and it that tastes disgusting.

I'm grateful to live in such a beautiful place.

I'm grateful for my dishwasher.

I'm grateful for my bestie, and for the cinnamon bears in her purse.

I'm grateful for new carpet.

I'm grateful for the multitude of sins that can be hidden by black and white photos.

Speaking of photos, I'm grateful for my wall of pumpkin patch pics.

I'm grateful for Quincy's teeny tiny squishy bum, carefree personality, and love of sweets.

I'm grateful for chapstick and lipgloss that cover up my stress-induced cold sores.

I'm grateful for Aaron's perfectly timed one liner movie/tv quotes.

I'm grateful for running shoes.

And I'm kind of grateful that my laptop is dying and only lasts about 20 minutes before it shuts itself down, because it limits the amount of time I spend on the computer, and I can get back to life with less distractions.

What are you grateful for, today?