thankful

It is easy to get overwhelmed.
My parents always say I have to do everything all at once...
And my friends always say I like to do everything first...

Sometimes when you look back you realize how much has happened and how much you have to be thankful for.

In the past 2.5 years, we got married, graduated from college/graduate school, got jobs, got pregnant, bought a house, had a baby, became an active duty family and now have a *almost* 6 month old.

I feel like a broken record, but seriously I am asked one hundred thousand times a day how I "do it". My favorite responses are "well, I tried to quit but they wouldn't let me", "I just do", and "do what?"

The real answer is... I don't.

I have so many other people to thank for my "doing it"... making it. Even in the past few months I've been overwhelmed by the amount of support we have received.

Our new church family is amazing. I am so blessed by the unearned love and support we have received from them in the short time I've known them.  The director of the preschool ministry sent me a "gift certificate" for Parent's Night Out. She also simultaneously recruited me to teach Sunday School... where I met some amazing people. I'm so glad to have another way to be involved and be surrounded by people who love the Lord and have the same values and ideas we do. It also helps that William felt comfortable there (the three times he went)... so I know I can get settled in without feeling guilty.

My friends have done so much for me. Erica, Tina, Nicole, Dana, Jonna, Nichole, Sarah, Kelly, Jenn, Troy and Chelsea... they have provided me with friendship, listening ears, extra hands and so much more. Kelly and her husband even served as witnesses for our wills and POAs.

My job/principal/school staff have also been great.  They gave me time to spend with William, they help me out when I need recommendations for resources in Richardson, and they are understanding.

My parents have been amazing... showering Levi and I with love, gifts, visits, and always being supportive. My little brother has become such an amazing uncle... not that I had any doubts.  I really am so glad that he is choosing to be a part of Levi's life and helping be a male influence to him.  (Although if William gets home and Levi's wardrobe is purely Polo... I think William would die). The rest of my family is always there for a text, a chat and some smiles. My Aunt Sherrie, my Robey girl cousins, all of my grandparents and my Aunt Susan are always there for me.

Soo... that's how I do it.  All of these people and so many more... they support me.  And I depend on them...