Six Years and Thanks

I realized something today.

I haven't really blogged in over 4 months. And I miss it.

I haven't blogged because I have been waiting.

And waiting.
And waiting.

Waiting for the 'new' house to look good enough for me to take 'after' pictures to post.
Waiting for some grandiose blog topic that would mark my re-entrance into the bloggy world with an exclamation point.
Waiting for life to feel more stable, so that my brain might stop feeling so much like mush.
Waiting for my obsession with the highly addictive Face.book to wear off so that I can spend what free time I do have more wisely.

Today I realized that if I keep waiting, I will never blog again. Not really. And I will continue to miss it.

So here I am. With nothing grandiose to blog about, and no pictures ready to post. Just a lot on my heart, and a place to unload.

There is something else special about today. Something happy.

It is my six year wedding anniversary!

Due to sick children and other circumstances, we didn't do anything out of the ordinary today to celebrate. We exchanged cards (well, my husband gave me mine...I bought his a while ago, and hid it so well that I now can't find it), and had a nice dinner together tonight after the girls were in bed. My mother is coming into town on Friday to stay for a week, and we're going to have a date night sometime while she's here. That will be our 'celebration.' And I can't wait! It feels like it has been forever since we have had a night just the two of us.

Maybe it's because of the significance of this day, or maybe it's because I'm realizing how much I put things off because I'm waiting, but whatever the reason, I feel I need to stop and be thankful. So here is what is on my heart today. A prayer of thanks, if you will.

Thank you, Lord:
-For my sweet husband of six years. His love is a tangible example to me of Your love, Father. The way that he loves me just as I am, and pushes me towards you is something I have prayed for as long as I can remember. Thank you for loving me enough to allow me to marry him. We are yours.

-For the fruit of this marriage. There are two beautiful girls sleeping in my house right now that I have the honor of calling my daughters. This, again, is an unbelievable example of Your love for me. While I don't feel worthy, I am extremely appreciative, and will love them as the miracles that they are. I know that they are really Your children, and that they are just in my care for a short time, and I will strive to please You in the way that I care for them.

-That Allie's fever finally broke. Lord, the last 3 days have been hard on us, which You know. I thank you that You have brought Allie through this latest illness, and that she seems to be getting better. It was SO nice to see her smiling and laughing again tonight. As Becca said herself tonight "We have our Allie back" and we are so thankful!

-For two new miracles. Lord, I have been blessed with some wonderful friends, and two of them had babies this week. I thank you for the blessing of Cecilia Nicole, born to Melissa on Wednesday, the 30th. She's beautiful, and I pray that she loves you as much as her parents do. Thank you for the wonderful family that you have placed her with. And Lord, I thank you for the miracle of Mason Lawrence, born to Tara on Thursday, the 31st. He is such a handsome little man, and their family is truly complete now. Please be with his precious family as they adjust to his arrival, and draw them all close to You.

-For answer to prayer. Father, I thank you for answering our prayers regarding Colleen so clearly. I thank you that the ultrasound showed nothing abnormal, and I thank you for her life. She's such a sweet, smart little girl, and I thank you for who she is.

Lord, you are immeasurably good. Thank you.