Life As Usual

I guess you could say life is back to usual--we've gotten past our "airport day," and the days continue to speed by. Nothing really exciting to blog about--just the same old. Sam keeps busy w/ school, piano, and cousins, Tommy acts like a little wild man, and I try to keep up with the kids, work, the house, the yard, and church.

As I was thinking that sometimes I have a pretty boring life (just me, not Tom; he's already been to Dubai and Johannesburg in just the past few days!), I was realizing that I should be grateful that my life is pretty uneventful. A church member in Jen's ward was recently diagnosed w/ Stage 4 brain cancer (and if you know anything about me, you know that I have an absolute PARANOIA of myself or someone else I love getting cancer!), and I immediately felt a number of emotions. Sadness, fear, empathy . . .

It also got me thinking about how I tend to take a lot of things in my life for granted. I need to learn to appreciate every day and the blessings that are in it. I have a wonderful husband (who is a GREAT father and works so hard for us), I have two healthy children, a house (it may not be fancy, but it's ours), and we have our health. We have also been blessed with a wonderful support system of family and friends, which I am lucky enough to talk to on a daily basis. Above all, I have the gospel, which comforts me and lets me know that I am in good hands.

So, after those deep thoughts, here's to taking time to smell the roses.