Count Your Blessings

Ephesians 3:20 - The Lord is able to do exceedingly abundantly more than all we could ever ask or imagine. - Lately I've been reminded to count my blessings and that God is in control. - Jared and I started Phase I of our renovation on Monday. As with any renovation, everything has not gone perfectly smooth. I normally like to think that I live in a dream world, somewhat like a fairytale, but the fairytale life was not perfect last week. We knew going into the renovation there were going to be some tough hurdles and some things I was asking for that would not be easy... well, we also found some challenging surprises. Surprises: 1) Our new house has three heating and cooling units. In the course of the week, all three heating and cooling units died. 2) I wanted recess lighting throughout the house. We knew this was going to be tough. Turns out our entire attic is floored... this is now almost impossible without every ceiling coming down. For now, we have two rooms with new lighting. 3)The house has a spiral staircase that has to come down. One of the walls in the way is a structural support wall. We are now re-bracing from the attic to get a staircase and the structural support that was needed. - Life ain't always easy... much less perfect. Being pregnant, having a house to sell, and a few hiccups in the renovation have sent me over the edge. Needless to say, I have cried, been tired, and tried to find the joy in my life. Last night when Jared was reading to Morris before putting him to bed, I was reminded of all the joy in my life... all the blessings! So instead of dwelling on what isn't perfect, I decided to remember how great my life truly is: 1) I have a loving, generous husband who is always here to help. 2) Jared and I both have parents that are willing to help with Morris whenever we ask. Morris doesn't even know what a babysitter is, ha! 3) We have heat and are warm in the house we are living in. 4) I have friends that I talk to daily that truly love us. 5) We have a sweet big boy that is trying hard to be good and another healthy bundle of joy on the way. 6) We have the joy in our heart of knowing that God will provide... I am constantly reminded of Ephesians 3:20 - God is able to do more than I can imagine! Daily, I try to commit to handing my burdens to God and letting him "do more"... sometimes it is just tough for a Type A, striving to be perfect, only child girl to hand over the reigns of her life!