Now that the holidays are over, I need to review all those things I am thankful for. Little moments over the past week that I got to enjoy as well as some bigger things that I have reflected on over the past year:
Little Things
watching Kate open her 'Pillow Pet'
Watching my brothers open the t-shirts Jack picked out for them
spending time with Krissy and the kids in the city
Seeing Matt at his swanky Park Avenue Office
texting Kathy every chance we got
watching Jack text his cousins
taking the car to the train to the subway and hiking through slush to get to the Met for the very first time
Watching Annie help Jack with his Spanish HW (yes 50 pt assignment over break)
(at first I was annoyed by this, but God helps me find the good in it and that was seeing how amazing Annie is at Spanish!)
Watching 'Monk' with Mom and Dad
getting a teapot and picture travel mug from the kids
seeing Jack read the plaques under Monet's paintings at the Met as intensely as he reads his comic books
watching Kate draw and imagine and dream
Bigger Things
thankful for my healthy children
spending time with our new-found cousins "The Warms"
looking at the empathy and perseverence my children display with our little friend with Autism
seeing that same compassion in my brothers
Trying to look at a child with a problem not as 'what if my kid were in that room' but instead 'what if my child suffered like that' and growing in empathy and patience
Thankful for the friends and family that helped bring me to where I am today and hoping I add as much to their lives as they have added to mine.
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