Thankful

I am thankful

for a lawn that needs mowing,

windows that need cleaning and

gutters that need fixing

because it means I have a home....

I am thankful for the piles of

laundry and ironing

because it means

my loved ones are nearby.

~Nancie J. Carmody

I don't have gutters on my house--

but there are plenty of other projects that can keep me busy.

I love summer vacation--

{not the heat that goes along with it}

--but for the fact that my kids are around.

{i realize i am in the minority here}

I do enjoy them

and i love watching them interact with each other.

Our days are filled with getting much needed things done--

and even though i might gripe about the things i have to do--

i need to remember

how truly blessed i am.

There are so many who have so much less than I do--

but more than things---

I KNOW that i have a family

that loves one another,

and that i love dearly.

It really doesn't get much better than this