I'm thinking about what I'm thankful for.
1. My wonderful husband. He's strong in every area where I'm weak. He adores me. He's a great dad and provider. I have much respect for his insight and intelligence. What more can I say?
2. My five children. Each is a joy in their own way. I loved having babies to hold and snuggle, and then they started to talk. And it seemed each stage was better than the previous one. The teen years were't as bad as I thought they would be. I really enjoy being with my older kids. I love being a mom. It's my dream-job.
3. My parents. I've learned so much from them. They loved and provided for me. They made me who I am, even genetically. I am muscular and energetic like my dad. I think outside of the box and am sentimental like my mom.
4. My siblings, all five of them. I enjoy good relationships with all of them. We are all different, even in looks, and that makes for a colorful "quilt," not unlike the crazy quilt our grandma used to make.
5. Loving in-laws. This is a real blessing from what I understand. In-laws can be a source of problems, but not mine. They have been very good to us, and they adore our children, and I am very thankful for that.
6. Dear friends. I love my friends, and they vary so much. They provideLike my siblings, each adds a different flavor to my life.
7. Surviving a pulmonary embolism in 2002, folling Noah's birth. I remember the sobering moment that reporter David Bloom, in his early 40's died from the same thing while in Iraq. That really affected me, and I was more thankful, looking at my five kids, from infant to 16, knowing how much they needed me.
8. My dogs. I've always derived great pleasure from animals, from the time I was little. My mom always said I had a "way" with them. I've had gerbils, fish, tadpoles/toads, a parakeet, dogs, and cats. I even bred Ragdoll cats for a couple years, until David developed bad allergies to them.
9. My home. It's old and full of character, and has amazing views of my fair city. I love to walk in my hilly neighborhood. Being older, the homes are older and interesting, as well as the lay-out of the neighorhood. We have a little creek and a hollow, as well as one of the area's best parks, also with a beautiful view.
2 comments:
I'm so thankful you survived the embolism too!
My father just died of that. He had 4 lung clots and a huge leg clot. Nobody told us that he would be lucky to survive it but I did have a sense of urgency to go visit him as soon as we found out. I'm very thankful for that because it was the last hours I'd ever spend with him. He died the following afternoon. But even as sad as that is I'm also thankful he died quickly without anymore suffering from the cancer he had.
Sorry for the downer...I don't know how you found me but I LOVE your blog! I totally relate to women that have more than 2.2 children!
I was very happy to find your blog too! It's comfortable to have lifestyles in common.
I found you by clicking on my own *interests* link, "large families." (in my profile) You were on a list of many with that same interest.
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