Counting My Blessings

My life recently almost underwent some major changes.  I thought for a brief period that I was going to lose my job.  At first, I wasn't too upset about this but as I pondered what this would mean to my family and that *gasp* I may actually have to entertain the notion of finding another job, one that might require more tme away from my family, I started to panic.  And was reminded how very, very blessed I have been for the past 7 years to be able to work from home.  It is not easy at all juggling my responsibilities BUT I am truly the luckiest person in the world.  I am home with my kids and able to financially contribute to my family.  Best. Of . Both. Worlds.  Luckiest. Girl. Ever. 

At this point I truly have no desire to ever work full time again.  The idea of not walking Ben home from school breaks my heart.  Literally.  It is so important to me that mine is the first face the boys see after school.  We have some great talks in those moments where they are transitioning from school time to home time.  I get the juicy stuff, the stuff that they forget as the hours progress and new stories and memories are made. 

I just am overwhelmed at how blessed I continue to be and so grateful for the opportunity to spend such a significant amount of time with my boys...while they are still interested in spending time with me.  I am so lucky that my husbands desires for our family are in line with my own.  He is more than willing to work a ton of hours so that we can survive as a 1-1/2 income family.  I am so lucky that I have been given opportunities to work from home.  I am just so darn lucky.  I will never regret the time that I have spent raising these boys the past 7 years and I pray that my luck doesn't run out and I am able to continue staying home for at least the next 2 years until Joey is in school full time. 

I feel like there has been a lot of negativity surrounding me lately or at least a lot of people complaining about this or that.  I obviously can be just as big of a complainer and a total drag sometimes but really, I have nothing at all to complain about. I  have a husband whom I love, two healthy, active, amazing children, the most rotten dog on earth who loves us unconditionally, an amazingly supportive and loving family, the best friends in the world, a roof over my head, a car to drive, food to eat, money to pay my bills and two jobs that allow me to maintain the life of my dreams.  I can't count high enough to count all of my blessings.