I know that I’m a little late, but over the course of the weekend and even the whole week, I have been thinking about what I am thankful for. Some of it has been forced thinking as you’ll see, and some of it is just a re-realization.
So what am I thankful for….
My job, my business, my income
As most people, we are looking at our economy and wondering about our future as a business, family, and income generator. Sometimes I worry, but most of the time I just try to keep my head down and just go. None the less, I’m thankful. I’m thankful for the incredible amount of business that we do have. I’m thankful for the people who I work with and for (our clients). People like Scott and Jen and Chris and Chris and Jed and Wen and Sean and Joy and Sari and Micala and Dave and Fuzzy and Kent and Sarah and the list could go on and on. I’m thankful that spa is still strong.
My Wife, my Kids, my Family
I’m lucky. I know a lot of people who get married early like Kia and I did (I was 21, she was 20), and they haven’t made it to this point (14 years in August). Kia is wonderful. She’s intelligent, creative, driven, and a wonderful, caring mom. We have a very good relationship…in spite of me.
We have 4 totally cool kids – Kessa (9), Sephine (6), Chilton (3), and Beale (9 months). Each is different, unique and special – as you hear from every parent, but it’s true. This week, we found out/realized that Sephine has been having what is called Absence Seizures. Basically she zones out for 5-20 seconds several times a day. Stress definite triggers it, and it has been affecting her at school. We took her to the doctor for the first time on Wednesday, she had her blood drawn, and we’ll wait for some results to see what the cause is. It’s been happening for a while, but it never dawned on us what it was. I say this to say, that I was forced to come back to how much I love my kids. How much each of them is unique and how I value them all in different ways – especially as they grow into their own personalities. The great news about what I’ve been reading about these petit mal seizures is, depending on the cause, they seem to be very treatable and kids usually grow out of them. I love and am thankful for my kids.
My Faith
I’m thankful for my faith. It keeps me grounded. It gives me hope. It makes be believe in something greater than what I can see with my physical eyes. I believe and it has made me who I am today.
My Time
As you can see from above, I got quite a bit going on. So when I get time to myself, I am so thankful to have it. Even if that means me driving kids to gymnastics or going to the grocery store. I’m try to take things as they come – a journey concept – and know that in 5 years I’ll have more time, but my kids will be more grown, and less kid like. Balance.
There’s more, but I’ll stop there. I have a ton to be thankful for…thanks for being a part of it.
It’s Jamie delurking. 🙂 Yep, I read your blog from time to time. I like this post a lot and thought I would comment to let you know that you, Kia and Sephine have been in our thoughts every second. please know we are here for you and praying hard.
Thanks for sharing this post. My thoughts and prayers for Sephine and your family. 🙂
Thanks for looking at this. Good news is that we’ve gotten some results back. Nothing that really says what is what or why is why, but ruled out some other scary stuff. She has an appointment on Thursday…we’ll see.