I Have Blessings...

I don't know if there is a thing as a stress-free holiday, but I wouldn't mind trying it out sometime. Our trip to Ohio hasn't been smooth sailing, and I was feeling a little "woe is me" earlier today, but I took a deep breath and remembered that I am blessed to have...

• A crying baby at 2:00 AM who won't go back to sleep and a 2-year-old who crawls into bed with me and proceeds to kick me for the two hours available for sleeping. Because it means I also have days with a giggling baby, who looks at me with adoring eyes and a 2-year-old who can't stop hugging me and saying she loves me. 

• Ample access to medical care...even on the holidays. Thank you urgent care (for treating Nick's ear infection) and bless our 24-hour on-call pediatricians (for talking me through his hive outbreak). Although one of these days, I would love to get through a holiday without either of you,  there are other mothers who would give up every holiday for the rest of their lives from the promise of access to a doctor for their babies. 

• A stomachache from eating too much and frustration trying to fit all the leftovers into the fridge. There are millions of people starving right now and would be happy to help make my life a little easier by solving my food storage problems for me. 

So, yeah, life can disappoint and things don't always live up to my expectations, but at the end of the day, I don't have much to complain about. I have blessings all around.

My Biggest Blessings of All! Happy Thanksgiving!