Thankful

Today as I watched Norah and Isabella at swim lessons, I realized once again how thankful I am for my husband - and his job - and for my job - to be able to work part time from home.  Being a stay at home mom is a title that some women cringe at when they hear it, but for me, it's what I've always hoped to do when we had children.  As I drove the girl's to dance class last night, I thought how thankful I am that they are able to take dance classes - something, that in the past few years, has not been an option due to work schedules, pregnancy bedrest, and hospital stays.  We have come such a far way!
I know it was God's plan in so many ways for William to be in our family, and this is just another example.  Without William, I would still be working full time in the office and missing so much of what I love about being a stay at home mom.  I admit, even with all the positive times and days, there are difficult times and days mixed in...but any job has that!  Most days are wonderful and I am so proud of our children, and so thankful that I get to see their small and large achievements!  As I sit now, watching William nap on the video monitor - something I find myself doing even though I can hear him move the slightest bit; I also am aware of the scary side of why I am able to stay at home and work part time from home.  I pray constantly that William doesn't have another dying spell and that his periodic blue spells will soon be in the past.  I also know that God give us strength to get through those difficult times and is constantly with us.
This was a little bit of a rambling post, it's just that I was feeling so thankful and I needed to put it out there into the world.