Yesterday I sat here w/ this phone in my hand for almost an hour trying to figure out what to type. My mind was blank. I couldn't figure out what I was thankful for. Well that's not right, I had a lot of things I was thankful for I just couldn't get the words from my head to my phone. So I finally thought, "forget it!" Then I'm waiting for a friend to pick me up & I'm scrolling through fb & my memory from 5yrs ago (on yesterday's exact date) was that I was thankful for being a mom!! I thought, "well of course!! I'm very thankful for this privilege!" Even though it's not always easy & not necessarily always fun, but it is truly what brings me joy. Even as they are older & I have no little ones that I'm chasing all around, I'm thankful for the transition of them depending on me for everything, to them becoming their own godly, productive adults. Not that they don't still depend on me but there is certainly a difference in what they are seeking me out for. Now of course there are moments when my heart aches for the times when we were all under one roof, & everybody was home every night, but I know this is how it's supposed to go & I'm thankful. There really is no other way to put it, but my heart is full of thanks, thankful for wonderful memories of my little babies, & so thankful for such great hope for their future!! Luke 2:19- But Mary treasured up all these things & pondered them in her heart.