I find myself constantly talking about picking up the pieces in my blogs. People, events, and life in general seem to have it out for me pretty bad. (ok. So Im dramatic)
Ive talked alot lately about the not so good stuff in my life. With all the chaos, its hard to stop and think of all the good stuff in my life. So. Im calling a time out from my drama, and focus on the blessings!
Did I ever mention that the girls and I moved?! How did I overlook that? I dont know. But its true. We FINALLY moved! Our little apartment, and I do mean little, is adorable. I love it here. The girls love it here. They love thier brand new bunk beds even more. And Im sure they would be really excited if I put a mattress on the top bunk so they could actually sleep up there. But truth be told, mommy is a sissy. And it makes me beyond nervous to let my little, clumsy 5 year old sleep on a top bunk. I will, sooner or later, have to give in. Soon.
When we moved, I was going to take the girls out of daycare and pay my mom to watch them when I work. I absolutely love our daycare. But its expensive. Even with my state assistance, its $420 a month. So, I walked in a few days after we got settled in to our apartment, and gave our notice to the owner. She told me, and I quote, "You cant take the girls from us!" I explained how I just couldnt afford rent, daycare, utilites, ect. And told her that I was going to pay my mom about $60 a week to watch the girls. And she, without hesitation, said, "If I drop your fee to $60 a week, will you keep them here?" Um..yeah! So my children get to continue going to an amazing daycare, with thier friends, and one of the best teachers in the state of missouri. Again. Blessing.
Last, but not least. I am the proud owner of an iPad. Im as shocked as you are. I am the most technologically challenged person you will ever come across. I dont even know what an iPad is. Or what it does. But Im learning. And I love it :) I will tell my little story/testimony.
A friend from church is going on a mission trip to Uganda in June. So she had this huge giveaway to help raise money for it. You could do a $20 donation for a chance to win and iPad and a $10 donation for a chance to win an iPod Touch. This giveaway had been going on for about 2 weeks. I wasnt able to donate anything because it was between paychecks for me. I got paid on the very last day of the giveaway. I had to take Emma to AR to see her dad. So I got home and settled about 9pm. I got online to check my bank statement, and realized I got paid more than I expected because of overtime. I saw a post on my facebook that her giveaway was ending in 45 minutes, and decided to go ahead and donate since I made some extra money. Im a faithful tither. But instead of tithing my extra money, I was excited to help her out.
Here's her blog about my testimony to her.
Yet again. A blessing. In disguise :)
I do, more times than not, focus so much on all the bad stuff I go through. All the bad stuff that happens in my life...I forget to stop and appreciate what God has blessed me with. He shows me all the time in little subtle ways that He is there. But I have blinders on. I totally miss and overlook His love because all I can see is what He's doing wrong (or what I think is wrong) in my life. I need to step out from behind these blinders and learn to be thankful for this life Ive been given. Afterall, God did choose this life for me. And everything that's happened up until this point is all part of His plan for me. I cant get to where Im going without passing these hurdles first.
So, today, I am thankful. Even if nothing extraordinary happened, I am thankful just for today.
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