Wow - It has been a long time...

I couldn't remember the name of my blog. I logged in to Blogspot and the title hit me kind of hard... "Taking Time Out". It has been almost 2 years since I have taken time out to blog about anything. There have been many times over the last couple of years that I meant to blog or thought, I need to write this down so I don't forget, but I never stopped to do it. I've also been really bad about keeping up with other people's blogs and have recently started doing that again too. My mind is spinning with so much to document or say or just put down somewhere so that my head can be released of some of the pressure that has been building up there.

So I am going to start off with...

Things I am thankful for at this moment as they pop in my head:

1. My husband and all that he does for me to encourage me and support me, even when I'm spinning out of control.
2. My kids - I've had field trips with both of them the last 2 days. I went with Aly to Huntsville Space and Rocket Center on Monday and to the Zoo with Drew today.
3. Friends who have a heart for serving others - whether it is providing help for disaster relief caused by the terrible tornados on 4/27/11, making meals for friends who need the encouragement, helping to administer IV meds, babysitting for free so the other moms can have a break or get things done that need to be done and so many other things.
4. My Mother's Day gift - a Starbucks gift card and someone to deep clean my house sometime soon.
5. How artistic and creative God is after visiting the zoo and seeing how amazing his creation is.
6. Our health - we have so many people struggling with health issues as I write this (Aunt Lou's spinal tumor, Uncle Tommy's lung cancer, Jamie's cancer has spread, Sterling recovering from brain surgery, Jean's continued recovery from stroke, Papop's recovery from shoulder and elbow surgery, and the list goes on..)
7. God's faithfulness - through the good and the bad Great is His faithfulness! And I don't take that lightly. He has proven Himself over and over.
8. Friendships - that I rely on so very much!
9. Adoption - so excited for several friends going through adoptions right now.
10. Taking Time Out to just sit and reflect some. To focus on what I am thankful for and to write it down.

I hope it isn't another long time before I do this again. This felt good!