What are you thankful for?

Friday, 28 August 2009

What are you thankful for?
by Mama Bee
There are times when I look at my kids and try my hardest to remember their face in that exact moment.
The way they smile or glance away when they know I'm looking at them. The look of confusion as they try to figure something out or the look of sadness when they've just said goodbye to a best friend.
I try to remember what that moment felt like recording it in my mind, playing it over and over again as I watch them sleep.
They are heaven to me. As I cup their face in my hands and kiss them, I think about how great my life is. How wonderful my babies and husband are. How thankful I am.
Life is unpredictable with many twists and turns but there is one thing that is always constant in a world of constant changes.
My love for my babies, each different but the same. The love that I carry every day for my husband. The love that he shows me with just a smile from across the room filled with strangers.
I may not be the smartest, the prettiest or the funniest person in the world but I am the luckiest and I will argue that to the depths of the earth.
What are you thankful for today?

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I am thankful for my boyfriend who loves me and accepts me for who I am no matter what. I'm also thankful to God who loves me and gave us His beautiful creation to enjoy.
- 8/28/2009 10:50 AM
- gymbum20@xanga (message)
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God has blessed me in so many ways --- a wonderful husband who has a job with security and great benefits, a perfect little boy, an amazing family, there are truly too many to count!
There should be more post like this on xanga!! People need to stop and count how many blessings they have to be thankful for, I bet people have a lot more than they realize! Thank you for posting this!! :)
- 8/28/2009 11:06 AM
- XxFireXboltxX@xanga (message)
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It's funny that this posted today. I was just thinking this morning that I need to take time today to think of all the good things in my life. It's so easy to get caught up in the bad. I'm thankful for a loving boyfriend, friends and family. I'm also thankful to be healthy and that I have been blessed with a great life.
- 8/28/2009 12:49 PM
- myfate22@xanga (message)
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I am thankful for a place to live, a wonderful husband who loves his country as much as his family. I'm happy and thankful that my husband has stuck around through my craziness for nearly 6 years now. I'm thankful that my children are alive and healthy, despite their flaws. I'm thankful that I have a wonderful life.
- 8/28/2009 1:47 PM
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- 8/29/2009 12:08 PM
- JadedKitteh (message)
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I know that I am very thankful to have a family that loves me and supports me...and cherish those moments when you can cup their faces in your hands and kiss them, because it fades all too quickly how small they are...
I know that it fades, because all of a sudden it seems...my siblings and I are all in our 20s...28, 26, 22, 20....my mom feels kinda sad, cause she is wondering where her babies went to...
- 8/30/2009 2:26 AM
- shondadiane@xanga (message)
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I am thankful for my amazing boyfriend who has helped out so much thoughout all these trying times. He really means very much to me, I am thankful for the time I got to spend with my little boy feeling him kick was one of the most amazing things and knowing he isn't hurting me any more has made me thankful and also that he got to help someone out so that they may be able to do normal things. i am thank ful for my family and everything i have i know i can't take anything for granted any more because you never know what hapens and god may need another angel. I am just thankful for alot
- 8/30/2009 8:28 AM
- aidensmommy (message)
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I'm thankful for have a family that cares and loves me so much. I'm also thankful for being in good health and my life. I tend to forget how fortunate I am to live a life like mine, even though there are some flaws here and there, I am really grateful.
- 8/30/2009 4:00 PM
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About the Author

From: mamabee
About Me: Hi, I'm Mama Bee. I'm from Colorado and I've lived here my entire life. I'm happily married to the most amazing guy and have been for going on 3 years. I am a stay at home mom with 2 step sons that live with my husband and I full time. C is 6 and J is 5. My husband, Daddy Bee, and I have a daughter together. K is 15 months and is a miracle baby. I would like to have another baby but due to some health issues I've been told I may not be able to. I believe that is why God gave me my daughter and our boys. My family has and will always come first. Marriage and motherhood are hard, but the most rewarding things I've ever been able to experience in my life. We have our ups and downs, we're not perfect but we try, we live, and we learn. We laugh when things get hard and we are thankful when things are easy. With 3 kids our life never seems boring. I look forward to sharing my family with you!