No Complaints

I'm reading a great book right now.  It's all about not being anxious about anything and giving everything to God.  The chapter I'm on right now is on not complaining.  The author challenges the reader to go a week without complaining.  I started last week and failed.  It's really hard!  I did think a lot more about it.  This week I'm trying again...but it's so hard.  I really want to do better.  I'm just realizing that we love to complain.  It's almost fun.  That's so bad.  Another chapter talks about worry and how we shouldn't do it.  Now talk about hard to do!

On another subject I want to give thanks!  Jon is interviewing for jobs right now and we're hoping all his hard work has paid off.  We are just praying that God will guide him where he should be.  He has a lot of tough decisions coming up.  We can't believe he will be working this summer.  We have been through a tough 2 years - a lot has happened.  It has made us stronger but it has been hard.  We're hoping things are going to get better for us in many areas of our life.  We know God has a plan for us!

Thankful

It has been too long since I have written.  I'm so thankful August is over.  It's always stressful because it marks the beginning of school.  I have so much to be thankful for right now.  I have to remember this no matter what!  Sometimes it's so easy to think about what I don't have but, there is so much I do have....

Things I am thankful for:
-My faith
-An wonderful and supportive husband
-My family
-My doggies
-A good marriage
-a job I love
-a student teacher and part-time assistant

There are a lot more things but, those are the big ones.  I have been trying to think this way lately instead of thinking of the stress I have in my life.  I really don't have a lot of stress and none of it is anything I can control.