I feel like I always have so much to be thankful for each month, and then when it comes time to write this post I always blank (which makes me feel so unthankful).
So much busyness (with work) and negativity (with writing) have been coming down the pipe this month — which looking back over the past five or so years, February always seems to be a hard month for me. I’m still trying to get into a grove. It seems I make my most “uh-oh” mistakes in February, and I’m always in just a funk. This year there didn’t seem to be so much “uh-ohs”, but the doubts and funk were here in full force. So coming off that funk I’m extremely thankful for . . .
My husband. My other half. The person I get to do life with. I’ve always known how amazing he is, but this month I just feel more outpouring of love from him. From trying to talk him (myself) into registering for a writer’s conference and to him telling me “Babe, just do it. I just need you to tell me when it is so I can make sure I know what to do with the kids.” To him taking off work and moving his schedule around so that I can be out of town for a work trip — this guy never ceases to amaze me. There’s no fight. There’s no question. It’s just “let’s make this work.”
My writer squad. I’m pretty sure that I mention these guys every month…but really this month so especially so much so. This month — Guys, I wanted to quit and you guys kept me going. You reminded me that writing brings me joy and that God wouldn’t put this passion in my life if I was just supposed to give it up. Laurie Tomlinson, Natalie Walters, Neysa Walker, Emilie Hendryx — you peoples rock. So blessed to have you in my corner!
Not as serious, but still totally and completely thankful…for my tax person. I just pulled everything together to turn to my tax person, and oh, mama. So so so thankful that I don’t have to mess with all those numbers — there was a reason I was an English major and not a math major. Numbers just stress me out!
What about you? What are you thankful for this month?
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