Hey good morning! I'm sure everyone is LOVING this rainy day! I feel like it should be Friday and not Tuesday :( And I have off work on Thursday to take the dog to get her rabies shot and get groomed so it'll be even worse Friday! The weekend outlook looks pretty good though! I'm thinking maybe some pool time with the girls and maybe the water carnival in Browns Mills with the in laws. Make it a pretty relaxed weekend. Speaking of relaxing I was in sort of a funk this morning. Maybe because of the rain and I'm just feeling a bit exhausted and worn out. But I wanted to touch on the subject of really just being blessed this morning. As I woke up this morning from my nice warm bed and got ready in my house to go to work I had to really just feel the grace of God on me. I remember the days I prayed for some of the things I have now. I think a lot of things are taken for granted and I always come back to the book of Job. That dude had it HARD. Satan really gave him a run for his money but he never stopped praising God. That's incredible to me. I feel like I just assume my life is supposed to have all of these good things in it and I don't really sit back and realize how blessed I really am. I have these two great kids that come hang out every weekend and we've formed such a tight bond that I feel blessed I was able to be a part of their lives. Watch them grow and play into beautiful kids. I'm blessed enough to have a working vehicle that gets me to and from my job. The job that pays for my health insurance, because some people don't have health insurance or a 401K. I'm blessed enough to be able to put money away for a retirement, while working a job I really love with women that are absolutely incredible. I have family that backs me up and supports me no matter what the situation is, and the loyalty is astounding. Things come and go and situations arise that really cause a lot of issues but I still have my family. A family that loves me and supports me and two kids that love me. Being a step parent brings so many complications and forming that bond with kids you didn't give birth to is difficult. Where do you discipline? Do you discipline? Do you enforce rules at your house? It's such a fine line when you're not a biological parent but I've been blessed with two other women who try to work with me on consistency. It's hard running numerous house holds and trying to make everything mesh together. It's hard when you feel the enemy encroaching on your space and trying to pull your life and family apart. These are my kids, my husband, my sister wife (LOL), my fellow step parent. I'm blessed I was able to form a relationship with Corey and be able to talk as step parents and have that outside view on things. I'm blessed to not be alone in this journey and to be able to be the best step parent I can be. Parents and Step parents alike fall all the time, they make mistakes, they flip out. It happens, it's totally normal. But our family is unique, we have a whole village of people for this kids and to support each other. With prayer, with love, with togetherness. I'm able to provide for my kids and love them and make them feel comfortable in any house they're in. Nobody has that stress of hostility. I just wanted to bring to your attention this rainy morning that you ARE blessed. Every single day, you're just taking it for granted. What are you thankful for in your life? Write it in your prayer journal, write it on a post it and stick it to your wall. Give yourself a daily reminder and thank God for what you have in your life. Praise him for what opportunities he's provided you with. I have a husband that loves me every single day, that supports me in everything that I do (and he's pretty good lookin!) I have a kid who facetimes her friends and says "hey look there's my step mom!" a kid who's proud to have me in her corner. Another kid who wants to take pictures WITH me all the time just so she can have those memories with me. Who couldn't feel blessed thinking about that? Go about your day and write down every time you feel blessed, see what you come up with :) Have a super BLESSED day guys and always remember to just be HAPPY!
Kristen
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