Gratitude

I'm amazed it has taken me this long to sit down and start counting my blessings.
You'd think I'd have started earlier when my sister-in-law Julie started listing 5 a day on her blog, usually when Julie does something it is pretty cool and I pick it up quickly. Then my sister began the same thing a few days later. And then I was asked to teach a lesson on gratitude, and here I am almost a week later, and feel like I should focus more. I guess it's never to late to be thankful, but really I have been all along.

So to begin-
1- I'm really glad to have lots of encouragement and great examples of gratitude! I've really enjoyed reading the few posts others have made.
2- Dan. He is a very thoughtful husband and a great dad. I love it when Mary wakes up screaming in the middle of the night and is yelling for Daddy. (It doesn't make me feel less loved, but grateful for the extra sleep, and even more happy that she really loves Dan.)
3- Lately I've also felt very thankful for the washing machine . . . need I say more?
4- My mom, I think she is somehow related to the energizer bunny, or maybe she carries around a secret power pack.
5- Doctors- good pediatricians and dentists. My children still enjoy going to the doctor's office. I am thankful that the doctors we have take such good care of my children.