I’ve been loving this Thankful Series some other bloggers have been doing for the month of November and I wonder if it is too late for me to jump on the bandwagon.

My blogging has been spotty for a week or so because of my mom visiting. I’ve got so many things to write about on this and the older parent blog, but being thankful seems just a simple gesture to help keep my life in balance.

I practice thankfulness quite a bit. When I feel down I try to remember what I’m thankful for and every night I count my blessings. There are so many!

My horoscope on my MSN home page yesterday told me to stop chasing things that made my ego grow and follow activities to make my heart sing.

I’ve been thinking about that a lot in the last day and although it is so cliché to say that I’m thankful for being a mom, I know that K makes my heart sing.

When I think back to a couple of the other children we’ve had in our home I can’t always say that they made my heart sing every single day.

Every day there were great moments of course, but somedays the violence outweighed the joys at the end of the day.

Love and logic helped a lot, but came into my life after I'd already had these children a few months. They went home shortly after.

Then we got to adopt K. Everything about that day is a big blur of joy. Every single photo shows me smiling ear to ear. Since adoption day I can say my heart sings every single day.

Sure, I’m still a mom to a strong willed two year old. Yes she can test my limits. Of course there are days when I’m tired, cranky, even sick maybe – but at some point during the day, I know my heart will sing.

So today, I’m thankful for K and the joy she brings to my life.


Photo: Adoption Day when K was thirteen months old. Wow! Time flies.