More Grace in Small Things

I've been in a bit of a funk lately.  Life has just been really chaotic and busy, and my stress levels have been steadily creeping up.  That being said, I hate reading 'whiny / bitchy' posts about how rough life is, so I'm choosing to focus on the good things (and sometimes..... sometimes that can be much harder than focusing on the bad).

So in light of that, here are more "Grace in Small Things":

• The smile on Marin's face when you pick her up from her crib after a nap or bedtime.
• Shannon's 'crazy hair'.  It's wild and we call her Shanna-lanna-hair storm, but she's so proud of her curly, crazy hair!
• Coffee.  I know I've said that before, but seriously... a good cup of coffee can make everything right in the world
• Listening to Quinn giggle maniacally when he and Aidan are playing together
• Our new treadmill - some people might wonder why I'm grateful for it, but going for a quick run at the end of the day can make one feel a lot better.
• Snack-sized chocolate bars from Halloween - yum
• A Sunday where we literally had nothing scheduled.  We stayed in our jammies, put up the Christmas lights outside (no - they're not on YET!), went for a swim, and just hung out. 
• Work - again, some might question this one.  But when I go to work, it's my all-too brief refuge from the craziness of home and family.  It's my sanity check.
• Four beautiful, healthy children.  Yes, they drive me crazy sometimes (check that, probably more than 'sometimes'!), but they also give me more joy than anything else.