just being thankful

i woke up this morning having so much on my mind. i am extremely thankful today.

leaving rhode island was tough. we loved it, but it did not work out. we are so glad we are home, even though this unemployment thing for me is really really hard. so...i wrote down a few things to be grateful for instead of thinking about the hard times.

i am grateful that shelly is feeling much better, with her medication and that she has a dr. who really cares.

i am grateful that this coming november it will be two years cancer free for me.

i am grateful for all of the family who support my emotionally and also shelly's family. they have been awesome through the last several years.

i am thankful for finn. wow, it is like having a baby! i love him even though he smells sometimes. :)

i am thankful for my friends. i know that we do not see each other as much as i would like, but please know, i appreciate all of you.

michelle, mom, and gmom! three way cool chicks!

i am grateful for shelly. she has supported me in good times and bad. we are a team, and we work like a team. we are the BEST team.

i am grateful for this unemployment. at least right now i am! ha ha. under such bad circumstances, this crazy thing has allowed me to become closer to family. realize what i really want to do. become closer to Shell's family, and appreciate the small things. we may not be able to buy anything we want, but there is so much more than that. i have learned to appreciate small things, like learning how to use pots and pans...

last but not least, i am thankful for my belief in god. that god will always look out for us. i pray every night, but lately it seems every hour. i know we are being watched after, and we will not be given any thing that we can not handle. thank you. i believe god keeps his promises. :)