I am.......

• grateful for a God who loves me regardless of my many faults
• thankful for Corey who works so hard to allow me to be home everyday with Madeline
• sometimes afraid
• in love with my daughter Madeline
• in awe of the examples of love that my mom and dad continue to be even after 47 years of marriage
• so happy to be a step-mommy to Hannah
• at times, extremely insecure
• tapping into my creative side by fulfilling a dream of sewing
• most happy when I am making others smile
• loving to bake
• obsessed with blog world
• sad to not be teaching and also wondering how all my little cuties are doing this year as first graders
• wishing I really knew how to pray well
• wanting to be a great mommy
• afraid to let people see me upset
• thankful for friends from all walks of my life
• thankful for 3 sisters who individually amaze me everyday, whether it be by their beauty, strength, fellowship, grace, or spirituality...I love them
• thankful for 4 brothers who I don't see or talk to near enough
• resentful of mental illness
• sad Madeline will never know Mamaw
• totally and utterly in love with the amount of kisses I get to give Madeline every single day
• crazy about my husband
• hopeful that I will become a better Christian
  
• obsessed with "clean-sheet"day
• in love with any thing sweet

I am so many things, but most importantly......
I am grateful!!!!

love to you all