I was listening to one of my podcasts on the drive to work this morning. The guest/interviewee – Patrick Leincino – made the statement, “You aren’t God, so everything is a gift. ” Those words hit me hard. 

I have to admit I was a little tuned out for parts of the podcast, but serendipitously I was all ears during this portion. Perhaps it was because I needed this reminder to be grateful and thankful. I’ve been a little pessimistic lately, work has been stressful and Little Man has been on a stubborn steak. So maybe that’s why this message grabbed my attention and spoke so loudly to me. I needed the reminder to stop and be thankful for all that I have. Because in reality I am truly beyond blessed. 

So here are the gifts I’m thankful today…

• Husband and Little Man – they bring so much joy, comfort, laughter and love to my life everyday 
• Family – I’m blessed with the most amazingly loving and supportive family 
• My Job – stressful and aggravating as it may be sometimes I truly love what I do and the sense of confidence I get from that (plus I get to work with my best friend/sister)
• Little Man’s Daycare – they do such an awesome job; we are so lucky to have girls like them watching and teaching him every day 
• Our Health – my family is all relatively healthy and I expect us all to live long fulfilling lives, that time together is one of the best gifts of all 

There is so much more I am, or could be, thankful for but these are the biggies. I want to try to take time everyday to reflect on them so as not to lose sight of what really matters in life. Hopefully it won’t always take a podcast to remind me to do that.