My inspiration from my little brother...

So...I've been very down lately about my life and the way I think things should be versus the way they are. I am almost 32 years old...I should have a degree, a career, time in the evenings to sit down at a dinner table with all 5 of our children, time to run out side and play, money to afford some of the things we want...etc etc. I have a stressful job taking care of children that I love more than life, enough money to get by until the next pay check, a house literally falling down around me and enough tears to sink a thousand ships.

Then, I received a message from my little brother about moving on. He is also frustrated with things in his life and he has realized that at this point he can be upset, mad and/or disappointed about what is, or try to focus on what is GREAT about his life. And, he is absolutely right. I have an amazing husband who tries to hard to make everyone happy even when he knows it is impossible. I have 3 wonderful step children who do love us no matter what we may have been feeling the past several months. I have the two most beautiful, funny, intelligent, WONDERFUL children I could have ever hoped or prayed for. Yes, my house is falling down, but it is my house! My list of blessings is endless and every day I need to remind myself what good happened instead of what bad happened. This is life...