thesummytribe: Being Thankful

I have been thinking a lot lately about having a thankful attitude. As we go about our life/work as a wife and mother it can be easy to grumble or complain. But when you find the blessing in what you do, you can find something to be thankful for even in your daily chores. Such as when we are folding heaps of laundry or ironing shirts that have piled up from the last couple Sundays, be thankful for the husband and kids you have that dirty the clothes. Or when you are doing the cleaning you can be thankful that you have a home to make spic and span. Or when you are changing the babies very messy diaper and your two year old comes and says ''I stinky in my panties'' while yet another child is sitting on the pot getting more impatient as they remind you once again that ''they are done, come wipe me'', you can be thankful that God blessed you with these precious gifts that grow up way too fast. Or maybe when we trip on our Honey's dirty shoes inside the door, we can be thankful we have a husband who works hard to provide for his family. Or when you decide to have a family shopping day one Saturday and are driving through 95* Augusta in a HOT van that lost its air conditioning, well, at least we don't have to ride in a horse and buggy! When we are once again washing supper dishes that get dirty faster than it takes to wash them, we can be thankful we had food to eat for our meal. The list could go on and on!
There are a few things that I am still trying to find the thankful part in. Such as when a child spills a glass of milk or sweet tea on your floor you ''just mopped this morning'' or when you pull back the shower curtain and there looking up at you is the grand-daddy of all the crickets. (believe me, I did not know they can get so big till we moved South, I have yet to figure out how they get in the pipes to come up the drain in the first place??!!) Or how to be thankful for the dust that comes out of nowhere and makes it possible to write in it on the dresser the day after you dusted it? Or how to be thankful that carrots have less calories than that piece of chocolate calling your name?
Well, I think you get what I am trying to say. But to put it in a nut shell, I am thankful for my wonderful Honey and special kids that I have been blessed with! And when I am informed yet once again at the grocery store that my hands are full, I can honestly say,"Yes they are, but I wouldn't trade it for the world, I am getting to do what I always dreamed of, being a wife and a mommy"!!

We have had some new ''firsts'' this week. Amber had her first cleaning at the dentist- she actually enjoyed it and had no cavities! Rissa is officially getting potty trained. I think she is finally getting it! And Treyton got his first tooth!