Has it really been 6 months?
Why yes it has. Time really does fly when you are having fun. I guess the silver lining here is that we have been having lots of fun. So, here I am, again, trying to be a good blogger and write down a few things that are going on in my crazy life.
Life is still crazy! We have a fun times and hard times, and more than anything my goal is to remember this time goes by so fast. I have had so many people tell me that, that I have made it my personal goal to not let messes and chaos rule my life. I mean, wow, my girls are already 19months and before I know it they will be two. And then I'll blink again and they will be in high school. Arggg! Slow down!!!
Okay, one day at a time. Let's start there.
Over the past six months life has been super sweet to my family and I. We are so blessed and have so many things to be thankful for. When I stop and think about it I am overwhelmed with love. I have the best family in the world. The support system that is in place around me can not be beat. My parents and Mother-in-law are always close by and so willing to help, even if I'm not always willing to take. I am blown away by their generosity and love for me and my little family.
Today I had a wonderful opportunity to go and speak at the LDS Mesa East Stake Relief Society Women's Conference (for my non-lds friends, it was a church thing). There were about 20 other speakers with different topics and different classes where you could pick and choose a few to go to. It was amazing and uplifting. I did have the opportunity to go to a few classes myself and enjoyed myself more than I thought that I would. I walked away with ideas, thoughts, goals, and new insight, but most of all, I walked away with a huge feeling of gratitude.
Cory and Amy Ellsworth spoke today. They spoke of their life, of their children, and of the trials that they have had to face as a family. The hand that they were giving was not a fair one. The things that they have had to endure, no one should have to endure, and yet the attitude that they choose to live with is: Come what may and love it.
How grateful I am for my life. I love my life!
I mean, come on! Look at all I have to be thankful for!
How did I get so lucky?
After coming home today all I could think of doing was spending time with my family. So that is exactly what I did.
Sometimes, all we need to do is step back for just a minute to really see the big picture. It is not about having the biggest house on the block, or the nicest things. It really doesn't matter if you have the latest or greatest, or if you are the best at this or that. A clean home does not always equal a happy home, and just because you have quotes on the wall that speak of love it does not mean anything unless you work at bringing love into your life and home.
Each day is a blessing!
Each breath is a gift!
And each minute is a chance to love!
How truly blessed I am! How grateful can I be?
I absolutely, one-hundred percent, over the top, am in love with my life.
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