Smiles

I bought a cute journal a few weeks ago that I was going to make my gratitude journal. My plan was to jot down 5 things that I was grateful for each day. I thought this would be a nice way to count my blessings at the end of the day and it would be a nice reference for those days when nothing seems to go right and my head is filled with stress and my heart with worry.

The inside of the journal has yet to see light and there's a nice coating of dust on the outside. So to hold myself a bit more accountable, I thought I'd turn to the information super highway!

I also thought (did you know I'm an over-thinker?) maybe I don't just include things I'm grateful for - what about just simple little things that made me smile each day. After all, aren't the little things that make us smile and warm our hearts the same things we're grateful for? Sure I'm grateful for the big things - my family, my friends, my job, my house, my car....but it's those moments that make me smile that I want to really embrace at the end of each day. Those are the things that add up to the big picture. And I like details. I'm a details  person - I have a hard time seeing the big picture because the details take over - kinda like this blog...and now I'm rambling.

So without further ado - these are the things that made my heart smile today:

Tucker singing "If You're Happy and You Know It" while Thatcher danced and clapped.

Seeing our mama pigeon's little babies all grown up and trying out their flying skills. It seems like just yesterday they were eggs...

Stopping in the middle of our hallway, hugging our boys and saying a prayer for a little girl fighting for her life.

Talking to Alec about insurance and cable - a nice change from the usual conversations about work and kids.

A text from my sister wanting a girls weekend. With me.

These are just a few snippets of my day. Sure I had my fill of pull-my-hair-out crazy moments - like right now the weiner kids are wrestling behind me and I can hardly get my thoughts out- but if I focus on the things that make my heart smile, maybe there will be less stress and worry and more happy.