Thankful Thursday

This week has been full of so many beautiful blessings! Where do I even begin?

• For starters, I am thankful for my beautiful daughter! She is my rock and some days, my source of sanity. As I watch her grow, I am inspired by the young woman she is becoming. She is wise beyond her years, in the most wonderful way. Her patience is remarkable (didn't get that from me!) and she teaches me a thing or two about life everyday. I truly am not worthy of this child!

• Yesterday's meeting left me full of hope for my son. Something that I cling to with every fiber of my being. He inspires me with his perseverance and courage.
  

• This week, two friends blessed me in the most profound and beautiful ways.

The Pixel Fairy Princess shared her talent and her friendship. The pictures - oh my! I don't even know where to begin! My mind is spinning with all the ideas of what to do, what to have printed for what, presents for grandparents, etc. I will treasure these always. Thank you for capturing a moment in time with my family and I love the music you chose for the DVD too.

Heather - I am still trying to find the words to properly respond to your email yesterday! You just can't even begin to imagine how encouraging and uplifting your words were for me. I WILL respond to you privately sometime tonight and I can't wait to talk to you in person soon. Your wisdom, life experience and most of all, your sweet spirit is a blessing to all. I am so fortunate to be on the receiving end of your beautiful heart. I only hope I can give to someone what you gave me in a simple (but long LOL) email.

• I am continuing to lose weight, not sure how since I haven't been to the gym in TOO long. But my jeans are only getting looser. There are a few that I can't even wear anymore, for fear of - well, you get the picture! ;-) I have a long way to go, but I am on the path and that is all that matters.

• My DH and I are looking forward to planning a little romantic get-away next spring in San Francisco. We are planning on spending some time in the city, Chinatown and taking a Napa Wine Valley tour. One more motivation for the weight loss. I am looking forward to some one on one time with the man I love so very much. I am grateful not only for this opportunity, but for the anticipation. Just knowing we have these plans makes me happy.

• Both Mandi & Alex got a sad dose of reality at church last night. They each spoke to friends who are going through some really tough stuff right now. Things so awful, things that no child should ever have to endure. My heart breaks for them but it also made me realize how thankful I am to be able to give my children a stable environment and that they will never have to suffer the pain that their friends are going through right now. I am also proud at how moved they both were, to share it with me, to pray for them and to offer friendship and support. Thankfully, both kids have reached out for help at church and hopefully, will find peace and resolution.

• And only because I have been so focused on everything special about the "big" kids, I just have to add how grateful I am for my not-so-little one too! She is the light of my world - which so obvious, it goes without saying!

I hope your life is filled with many blessings too!I just noticed a little error on this LO. The stitching is not placed correctly, it should be stitching the ric rac and the picture and it should probably be a little longer. I am still such a novice! But the purple rose is very strategically placed - I loved this image of Linzi, but she just happened to be holding a cat dish with crusty, half eaten cat food. YUCK!