Grateful...

Grateful that...
we finally got some much needed rain today! Yay! Our county was parched.
my husband handled some errands for me so I could take a nap
and he made dinner and he remembered what sort of pie
I like. Pecan. Not as good as my Mom's but for the freezer section, not all that bad.
Very nice treat.
that I have been sticking to my walking plan. Grateful for self-discipline, even when I have no energy at all I have still been pushing myself to do it anyways.
That I finished my e-learning orientation class today, which was super tedious and time-consuming, and entirely not meant to operate with Vista, but grateful that it's done and my real class started today, and I am very excited about it. Very interested in the course material. Grateful that the instructor is letting me use my two kids (who just happen to be a boy and a girl and ages 3 and 5) to assess and observe all summer. That way I don't have to have someone watch my kids and go to the lab school at the college to observe other kids. Of course, it will be much harder for me to be objective... Looking forward to taking two classes in the fall also, and then I will be thinking about my next move... I am looking at a graduate program at UCF. We will see... But I am grateful for what I am learning, and that I am finding something that I really care about, early childhood development and education. Learning a lot about parenting, and also has been helping me with the Baby K ministry at church.
That my Baby K meeting went well on Sunday, and that I am able to put my time and energy into something that I think is very worthwhile and rewarding. I love the babies and tots, I love their parents, and I love the volunteers. I am often stressed and a little overwhelmed lately with my volunteer work at church, but the joy I get from serving far outweighs any stress.
That my Mom is picking my kids up tomorrow and keeping them for most of the day, so I can finish my online coursework and study for my testing on Saturday in Ft. Pierce. Am wondering why I signed up for all 6 tests at once.... But feeling confident I can pass them all with an 80% Fingers crossed....
And also so I can get caught up on some housework. Grateful for my Mom, so lucky to have her around.
Grateful that New Hope is providing some awesome encouragement for all the ladies through our Beautiful series, 21 day devotional series, and small groups.... very exciting for us all and a chance to get to know each other better.
That I have two beautiful, healthy, amazing kids, who unfold a little more each day to reveal just a little more awesomeness. They are two totally cool little people, and I feel so lucky that I get to have them as my own.
Grateful that Anna's in her last week of school, and Jonathan graduates next Thursday, and we can have some unstructured time this summer, some lazy time, to just be. Anna's going to ballerina school, Jonathan picked out music classes, they are both taking swim lessons... Gonna go to the beach, build some sandcastles, go in the pool a lot, hang with their cousins, eat lots of popsicles, bike rides at twilight, just have some down time...
Grateful that my new bladder medicine seems to be helping alleviate some of the chronic pain I was in... not gone, but definitely more manageable. And that my new urologist seems kind and knowledgeable. Grateful that my migraines have been much fewer and far between, compared to how I used to get them for days on end. Of course, I miss all of those wonderful migraine triggers like aged cheese and chocolate and sub sandwiches,and hot dogs, and wine and beer....
Grateful that I have a beautiful family and a peaceful home. Grateful that I have a husband who makes me feel loved and appreciated and who cleans the fridge out, throwing all the nasty leftovers out and cleaning the glad containers without me having to say a word.
Grateful that my sister-in-law has made it to 27 weeks in her pregnancy... cheering her on, praying all the time for her and the baby girl she is carrying.
Just feeling grateful...