Day 16 of 30- Provisions

I am thankful for:

God's provisions!

My family has been abundantly blessed this past year! In this economy, so many have been affected. It is important to our family to give back as much and as often as possible. I pray that I am always thankful for all of our blessings. You never know when it could be you that are needing that help!

Day 5 of 30- My daughters

Today I am thankful for:

My beautiful daughters!

These girls amaze me everyday...and make me want to be a better person. Both of them are excellent students, smart and hardworking. They are both talented in their own ways. They both love Jesus too! What more could a Mom ask for?

They also are insanely in love with animals...ALL animals! We volunteer at the local humane society (PAWS). I'm not sure that I ever see them work as hard as they do when we go there. They walk the dogs, clean out their cages, and bathe the dogs. We also get the cats and kittens out to "socialize" them. They would be happy if we spent hours there! Their sweet, loving hearts just warm my mommy heart!

You really can't fix stupid!

Hmmmm...bet you thought that I was going to break Wish #12. Today was definitely a challenge. It's tough when you are truly trying to come from a helping heart with others and they just aren't 'getting it'. And, that's were I was today! I got to a point where I was nothing more than purely frustrated. Then I thought about my big plan for 2010 and my wishes. How could I turn this around to something positive? It's definitely something from which I can learn so that's a start. What could I do differently next time? Where did things go wrong? Sometimes it difficult to take a long, hard look at your own responsibility in situations. Today I did that. I was able to take a few great lessons away from the difficulties of the day. Lesson #1- Listen more...speak less, Lesson #2- Set expectations up front, Lesson #3-Sometimes we have to verbalize our intentions for people to understand where our heart is. These lessons can help me to make the changes that I am wanting for my life this year. I am loving my wishes. Just having them caused me to stop sitting in the negative and decide how I could turn this into something positive.