Garage Sales

I'm grateful Ray goes to garage sales with me. I'm grateful for the good deals I can get on kids' clothes. I'm grateful Lil watches the girls so they don't have to go, too.

I'm grateful Ray enjoys the same kinds of things I do. I'm grateful he helps with the girls when we're out, so I don't have to do it all.

I'm trying to get into the grateful habit again

A lot of things have happened lately that have really affected the way I look at life. Especially the way I look at my relationship with my husband. It's been a rough month for some of my very close family and friends. It makes me wonder if something could happen in my family. It's made me decide to do everything I can to make sure nothing tears my family apart, and if something happens beyond my control, to try to make each day I have with my family the best it can be. That means I need to be happier, to focus less on everything that's going wrong and more on everything that is right. I need to be grateful for what I have. I need to express that gratitude every way I can.

My goal is to start blogging here every day, again. I need to focus on the positive. A major part of this for me is to focus on the positive things I'm grateful for about my husband and in our relationship. To begin, I want to state what I hope is obvious: that I am grateful for my husband. He means so much to me and I know that too often I take it for granted that he is here. I know he does a lot for me and I know I don't always show him how grateful I am. I am also grateful for my children. I'm so grateful I get to spend my time with them and watch them grow. My family really is everything to me.