Every November, there is a trend that goes around Facebook where people list things they're thankful for every day of the month. That's all well and good, except that we should be always be thankful and always willing to share it! Regardless of what might be going on in our life, there are things to be thankful and grateful for. So, in no particular order, here are my top 3 today at this moment.
**Our daughter: Our little glo-worm is such a light in our life. She's fit seamlessly into our lives like she's always been here, and literally doubles my joy as a mama. Finding out in December that she had a milk/soy intolerance {{literally}} flipped our lives upside down, but in the best way I could have never imagined. I had no clue that I ate so bad until I was truly forced to sit down and examine everything I put into my mouth. I don't overeat, I've always had a good idea of many calories I ate, my labels always said "healthy" things on them... but that's just it: If your food has a label, it's not a food!!! It's amazing the way that our eyes have to be opened sometimes. I'm just so glad that mine were. Now I'm not only making better choices for myself and our daughter, but it's bleeding into other family members as well. It's ignited a passion in me that I always knew I had, but never knew what to do with it. Now, I have an outlet and a purpose!
**Beachbody: I've always loved the workouts. I honestly had no idea until recently that you could even be a coach. Having this opportunity shown to me finally provided the outlet that I wasn't fully aware I needed. It's helped me to be the advocate for living healthy and taking care of yourself that I've always wanted to be. God places things in your life for a reason - this was a door He swung wide open, and I took a leap of faith and went through. I haven't been in it long, but I already have some awesome people that will be starting on a journey with me this month to try out the new 21 Day Fix, and I'm so excited to see what this does for them!!!! I'm also hoping that this will turn into an amazing business opportunity for me so that I can not only build a business doing something that I absolutely love, but it will take some of the financial burden off my sweet husband.
**My husband: He is my #1 encourager, regardless of what I want to do. He's there to console me when I feel like a huge failure, to comfort me when I feel lost, to be my cheerleader when I want to try something new... He's my partner in everything. He's a great dad, an incredibly hard worker, and never fails to sacrifice things to make sure everyone has what they need. I tell people constantly how amazing he is, but I'm sure I fail on more than one occasion to tell him how grateful I am that he's in my life. My heart swells when he roughhouses our son, or snuggles with our daughter. I don't think I could ever be more thankful for what my life has been blessed with... but then again, God never ceases to surprise me!
**Ok, so top 4. I can't leave out my son. He was the first light in our lives, our little monkey that started bouncing around in utero and has yet to slow down. At two and a half, he has become such an individual, so independent. He loves to help with things, to be a big brother to his new baby sister, to be the astounding little awesome person that we created. He literally is our first little miracle. He challenges me to be the mama I want to be for him, to create a lifestyle for us that keeps us all happy and healthy together. Our chapter of life that began the day that he entered the world has never been the same, nor would I want it to be. So thankful and blessed for my little immediate family!!!!
I seriously could go on and on, and mention how grateful and blessed I am for the rest of my family and my friends, but this could turn into a seriously long post... I'll save them for their own special Thankful Thursday in the future. :)
What are you thankful for today??
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