Reasons to be thankful....

These last few weeks have been trying for me. I have struggled with children trying to overcome the sadness of the anniversary of the death of a favorite relative. I have worked at helping her to focus on the memories of good times together, like family dinners at a favorite restaurant; holidays eating everyone's best dishes; knowing that when we lived far away there was a phone call from them every holiday and sometimes just because. This has been just one of several but it is the one I want to succeed at the most. I am working at staying healthy. This isn't going as well as I would like but a trip to the Dr midweek this week should help us continue in a productive direction. There is always the struggle of unemployment. But, today I was speaking to someone on the phone who was sharing with me her frustrations and struggles in life. Then she said it, she shared with me that she is 80 and trying to raise a teenager left in her care. Thank you Heavenly Father for giving me my children to raise when I was young!!! Maybe I CAN handle the things placed before me. I am finding that when we think we are overwhelmed we seem to be shown the way to find the little extra we need to carry on. THANK YOU! So, I love my girls, they exhaust me and today I am sore and tired and feeling a little overwhelmed but I am 1/2 the age of some that are raising kids the age of mine. I think I am going to make it just fine. By the way, this time last year Catie had her hip surgery, this year she has the ok to begin running again. Something we thought may never happen. Yeah Catie!! I hope you have a great week. Jen