Thankfulness

Today as I was rocking my sweet baby boy to sleep, I realized I have so much to be thankful for in my life. God has truly blessed me and sometimes I forgot how lucky I am to have what I have. I have so so many things to be thankful for, my health, my husband, my son, my dad, my sister, my step-mom, Jerimiah's parents, sister and brother, our wonderful babysitter, my school, my co-workers, my students and the list could go on and on. In today's society, a job is a lucky thing to come by it seems. I am so blessed each day as I get to spend it with 19 wild and awesome 6 year olds. They may drive me nuts somedays, but I really can't imagine doing anything else. I have always wanted to be a teacher, basically since I was five, and God has truely shown me that it is my calling and passion in my life. I take for granted somedays my health. I guess it hit me tonight as I have been praying and thinking of my friend Katrina who is encountering her third round of chemo this week. Not just her, but so many it seems are dealing with the word I have grown up with and have a deep dislike for, cancer. The last couple of months have changed my attitude in life. I may struggle with things and think something is so bad, but really, what they face each day is much more worse then me. All these friends and family members inspire me to live life to the fullest and change my attitude to better. As someone who grew up with someone who dealt with this, attitude is something that goes a long ways. It is my true belief that my mom's attitude towards all she faced helped her fight her cancer for so many years. I guess after 5 years I didn't really forget that, but now dealing with it with others again so close has reminded me to buck up and take life as it is given to us.