Gratitude

 

 

 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." -Melody Beattie

 

 

 

Today I am grateful for my husband who takes the kids to the park while I take a much needed nap. I am grateful for my in-laws who lovingly care for my kids so I can spend time alone with Paul. I am grateful for the opportunity to walk with Paul hand in hand through the grocery store as we make a bee line for the junk food we plan to consume without the kids present. I am grateful for closed chapters that allow new ones to be written. I am grateful for an exciting future. I am grateful for Liam's little legs draped over my lap in the mornings and his hilarious attempts at saying words he has never heard before. I am grateful for Brygit's toothy grin and her emerging speech. I am grateful for a quiet morning, the arrival of summer and the anticipation of good news.