Being Thankful

This Saturday I am feeling more thankful than I have in a long time, and that has me feeling so stress free. It's hard to stay stressed out when focusing on the positives in your life. Here's what I'm thankful for:

I am thankful that last night I got to see my daughter who's been away at college. It did sadden the mommy in me that she didn't come running up with a hug begging to move home, but I got over it. I can see she is happy and loving her school, and I'm thankful for that as well.

I am thankful that my other daughter has her class and work schedules figured out so she can relax a little. She is like me in that she tries to be Super Woman and do it all, and like me, she tends to crash and burn. For her, it was being stressed to the point of outbursts and tears and the start of an ulcer. It's now figured out and she has laughed more in the past couple of days than she had in previous weeks, and that does my heart good to see her that way.

I am thankful that my son has transitioned nicely to high school. He is shy, but we are noticing that he is coming into his own and finding who he is. He's trying out for a youth all-state choir. We know he has a good voice, but he's not been one to use it. I am so thankful he is developing the confidence to not worry about what others think and to do what you enjoy.

I am thankful for a husband who wants me to be happy. I am now closing the business I have had for six years, because it's been cutting into time that I would rather be spending with my family. With kids moving off to college, it's made me realize how precious this time is, and I don't like missing any of it. We talked about it and he agreed that it was time to close.

I am thankful that due to my loving husband and his helping me to make that decision, I am writing this post ahead of schedule because I am camping with my family this weekend. We are only a couple of miles from home, at a small campground, but many of our friends and family are also there. I normally have to stay home to deal with clients when they go there to camp, but this weekend, for the first time, I can join them all and have fun along with them, instead of listening them to tell me about it.

I am also very thankful that God has given me a life to be so thankful for. I can't imagine having to miss any of these things, and I love that remembering those helps me to be stress free.

Have a good weekend everyone. I'm hopefully sitting by the fire waiting for the bad off-key karoke to begin, and I know I'm thankful for every song!