Count your blessings.......

So often, I have a tendency to run full speed and miss some of life's most important lessons and blessings. While I'm running this race to heaven-knows-where, you might hear me moaning and complaining and sometimes that little ol' green monster rears it's ugly head: "well, we work just as hard as so and so! why do they have x, y and z and we don't?" or "my work is just as good as hers so how come she has more sales than me?" Yuck, right???

I'm now resolved to count my blessings on a regular basis and I'm going to do it publicly so that whenever I start to sound a little whiny, you all can point me back to this post! Looking back over this week...........

1. First and foremost, I am grateful that I have a God that forgives! We all make our share of mistakes and sometimes we will even deliberately mis-step, knowing that it's not what He would want us to do. He still loves us, amen!
2. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I am SOOO blessed to have such a supportive husband. Really. Seriously, I mean who's husband is just gonna say "oh, you wanna stay home and not go back to work after I've left my own successful and rewarding business to work at a sucky reliable job even though that means we live in a house that is falling down around us and NOW you've decided it's a good idea to make jewelry and sell it even though you have no experience doing so? no problem."......and actually mean it?
3. My son. All I can say is he wasn't supposed to be and he is.
4. As previously mentioned in #2, the house we live in could use some work. My father-in-law lives here also. (probably the easiest roommate anyone could ever have but technically, we're still newlyweds). We don't own this house. But. This house is family-owned with no mortgage. We pay a ridiculously unheard of amount for rent. This house allows me to stay home with my son while working at what I love.
5. Which leads me to #5. I get to do what I love - create! and..........
6. God has blessed me with many talents. My desire is to honor Him with each and every one of them!
7. I am grateful for technology. Sounds strange but technology allows me to spread the love to the far corners of the world and connect with people that, otherwise, I'd probably never meet.
8. And speaking of other people, I am blessed to have found some wonderfully talented, knowledgeable, Godly women who have been where I am, know where I'm going and have some words of wisdom or just inspiration to share (check out the new additions to my "cool blogs", specifically Gussy, V and Co., Nesting Place and The Mom Creative. And as always, Lisa Leonard! If you don't know them already, you want to! and I'm sure they'll lead me to other fabulous women so keep an eye on that sidebar!)
9. I am fabulously blessed to be a part of my church community, Faith Living Church (if you're in the CT area, drop by for a visit! If you're away from your own church or can't find one in your area, FLC had live broadcasts OR you can watch at your convenience. Yup, that's right - we're wired!)
10. Lastly, I'm so lucky to have my friends. God has connected me with some wonderful women of faith IRL (in real life) who are always available to me to lend support. I'm not sure if they're reading but Mel, Kristin, Darlene, Christie and Kate - I'm so lucky to have you all in my life! I love you guys!

So what blessings has God given you? What are you grateful for today?