Okay, so I am guilty of getting in a rut and overlooking the little things that happen on a daily basis, getting bogged down in the mundane and forgetting to find the joyous things that happen to me every day.  So being reminded that I need to find Joy in living my life, I decided to take a moment and write down the things that I sometimes take for granted and find the JOY in my LIFE today!

1.  Chris kneeling with me for prayers before he left for work.  (I am glad that he is a great man.)

2.  Spencer snuggling with me under the covers with his cold feet on my legs after Chris left for work this morning.

3.  Having breakfast and Spencer telling me he doesn’t want toast and then wanting “two little triangles” from my toast.

4.  Watching Josey light up when I walked into her room this morning to get up.

5.  Sitting at Costco eating a churro and fruit smoothy and Spencer telling me he just loves his churro.  Also while we were there running into one of his preschool teachers and hearing that he is so good at preschool.  (He is so busy at home and so I naturally worry that he will be wild for his teachers.)

6.  Playing hopscotch with Spencer…he was sad that none of his friends could play with him and so I told him we would do something fun.  I haven’t played hopscotch in years!  He was hilarious to watch hop on one leg and just put both down when he was tired.

7.  Sitting down for 15 minutes to read my book (hoping it would be longer, but Josey woke up after a one hour nap cooing and giggling deciding she wanted to play!)

8.  Working togething harvesting our garden while Spencer helped pick a little and pushed Josey in the swing as high as he could.  She laughs the entire time she is swinging.

9.  After prayers saying, “One, Two, Three, Sure Love ya!” with our hands on top of each others and Spencer holding Josey’s in place so she can be a part of it too!

10.  Enjoying the quiet time after kids are in bed to decompress and reflect on the many blessings that I enjoy.  I am truly grateful for the reminders to find the Joys in the sometimes seemingly mundane things of running a house and a family!  My kids and my husband are my greatest blessings and bring me the greatest joys in life!