Thankful

Today I am thankful for so many things :)

• A God who provides for and loves me. My joy is complete in Him.
• A wonderful husband who strives to please Him and shows me love in every moment. He makes me laugh, listens to me, and is my best friend.
• A church family that I am excited to grow with -- we are so thankful to have finally found our church home.
• Two crazy pugs who make me laugh all the time.
• A great graduate program that pushes me to my limit so I will be the best speech pathologist I can be.
• A supportive and loving family that I get to see and talk to so often.
• A fantastic school to work for and an amazing supervisor.
• Where God has taken me these past few years.... Five years ago I would have never imagined to be where I am, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
• Wonderful friends that I have, as spread out as we are, that still keep in touch and fill my life with joy.
• A great house that we continue to make more "home-y".
• Again, the love of my Father. He has blessed me so much.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! 

Balance

This week has been crazy- I started it off with my first wreck, plus work, classes, and then trying to keep up with all the small things. I'd like to think that I'm a laid back person,   but really- it's just me avoiding the fact that there is sooooo much to do, and then when it does pile up, my super-stress compensates for all of the things I was previously ignoring. I think that was a run-on, and I'll be happy if anyone understands me.

Oddly enough, I feel myself on the brink of peace. That's a new feeling for me (being CLOSE to peace), but I know God is trying to calm me before I let all of these meaningless things bother me. And I am trying to listen. Not doing as well as I'd wanted on a midterm = keep pressing on. What good does stressing do? I'm trying to remember that.