I'm thankful for...

(In case you missed it in the last post, I am doing 14 days of thankfulness posts)

The girls in my life

I often feel like I live in a boy's world. As much as I love all of my boys, sometimes it's nice to have girly time. To talk to someone who can relate to me. To have someone listen to me (you know how boys are). After all, I did grow up surrounded by girls so it's familiar territory for me. Luckily, I have the perfect girls in my life.

My mom is one of the most irreplaceable people in my life. I don't know what I would do without our daily chats, her constant words of wisdom and her never ending support. In some ways, her and I are very different but as I grow older, I find that we are more similar than I thought. I have the utmost respect for who she is as a person and as my mother. She has taught me that a mother's job is never done. I find constant reassurance in knowing that she is always looking out for me and will do anything for me. Thanks mom. You are the best.

I feel like I am one of the lucky few who has a wonderful mother in law. Even though, I haven't known Loree for my whole life, I find that our relationship continues to grow the longer we do know each other. I have an enormous amount of respect for her also. Thanks to Loree, I have felt welcomed into my husband's family and look forward to being with them. I love that I am comfortable keeping her included in our every day family life. That I am able to call her anytime and talk to her like one of my closest friends. I hope that one day I will have the type of relationship that her and I have with my future daughter in laws.

Lastly, the two people who I couldn't imagine my life without. My sisters. I don't think God could have given me two better people to share the special role of sisters with. We always tease each other about who the favorites in the family are. Honestly though, I couldn't pick a favorite sister if you forced me to. They are both amazing people and bring so much to my life, more than they will ever know or realize.

My sister Stephanie is the best big sister. You will never meet a nicer person. You can't help but smile when you are with her. She could be having a terrible day and you would never know because she continues to stay positive. She possesses qualities that I have never been able to. She is able to see the good in people. She has shown us that she is capable of so much. She is a wonderful sister to look up to. I cherish any time that we are able to spend together. Knowing that she is only a phone call away, I know I can count on her.

Lastly, there's my little sister Sarah. I've always thought that there are two sides to Sarah. The side that most people see which is the sweet, innocent little one and the side that only her family sees. This is the side that she should be proud of. She should be proud of the strong person she is. The beautiful person she is, inside and out. The mom that has become to her perfect baby. I am so grateful that after years of arguing, we have finally reached a point where we know we need each other. Even if it's just to call one another to share stories about what are stubborn little boys did. We know that we can always count on each other.