Thankful Thursday: July 1, 2010

Ok
hold up!

July 1st?
As in...the first day of July-the-year-is-halfway-over-and-I'm-going-to-be-giving-birth-in-about-5-weeks-JULY??

All I can say is, I have no idea how this happened.

Ok, I know how we came to expect our second child--I just don't know how this year has taken on speedy delivery status. Seriously.

Ok, as speedy as the days are flying, I have to admit I am officially in a PMF.

*Post
Moving
Funk*

You know...

-your stuff is out, but it's not all organized *exactly* the way you want it.

-your decor is on the walls, but not every wall has been given it's due attention.

-your closet is full but not set up in any kind of systematic way

-our husband's job is demanding most all of his time (day and evening) and your honey-do list grows about every minute

-your toddler is figuring out the best ways to manipulate the buttons and un-toddler-proofed areas

-you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself to have made a move in the middle of the summer with no friends yet and just weeks away from meeting your second child

-you cry while reading a bedtime story and try to remember if the last move was this emotionally crazy??

*sigh*

I can't remember if I felt this way last time. I certainly don't remember it if it was.

However, I do know the speediest way to work on re-aligning the stars in my heart:

Counting Blessings!
Here's my top 10 this morning:

1. My amazing & patient husband (who has to watch from the side lines as I moodily work through this PMF)

2. My adorable & easy-going (most of the time) toddler who makes me smile even when I feel like crying

3. A stress-free pregnancy (34 weeks + 3 days now!)

4. A house to make our home (at least for a year--we found out last week the owner is planning on selling next year...)

5. A midwives group and doula who will work with me to (hopefully) make my VBAC dreams come true

6. 2 working cars, and 1 ordered company car on its way

7. A paycheck to sustain us (although some serious budgeting is in order, thank-you-very-much expensive Chicago suburbs!)

8. Blue skies and breezes--and an invite to a playgroup this morning!

9. The gift of prayer. Family prayer, personal prayer, minute-by-minute heart-prayers...all of it. I can't imagine getting through challenges without the connection.

10. Last but definitely most important: a loving, caring Father in Heaven who knows my concerns, worries, confusing moments, and wants most of all for me to figure it out by relying on Him and His love.

And I can do this!


Welcome to July, what blessings are you counting?