I thought the other day "When November comes I should do a blog series about things I am thankful for." Then I thought "Why wait until November? Can't you be thankful in September or October?" So Today marks the beginning of Thankful Blogs. My goal is to do one every week.
Today I am thankful for new friends and new life.
Meet Holly (in the middle).
She is a new friend. By new I mean that we began emailing in January and have become fast friends. We share a pregnant with breast cancer bond. We both agree that the color pink is detestable. I just knew we could be friends when I found out she hates the color pink too. I am thankful for Holly's friendship. Not only does she understand the cancer junk, she is a veteran mama who even had a baby in the NICU. God knew I needed her advice and knowledge when it came to Leo and his preemie status. For that alone I am truly thankful. She is also the reason I am thankful for new life.
Meet Max
He is a precious 8 pound bundle and a reminder of everything that is good in the world. How can God not be good and sovereign when you look into those little eyes and think about how he was created? I am thankful that new life reminds me that time is precious. Thankful to be reminded that they grow so fast. I feel like it has been years since Mr. Leo was that little. In reality, it has been 5 months. I am thankful that we can celebrate new life in the midst of hard things.
I am most thankful that God provided people like Holly to walk through this journey with me. I would never wish it on anyone and if you ask me, she has had more than her share of hard things and she can be done any time now. But, I am thankful that I am not alone. Thankful that I have wonderful, amazing, strong women in my life that can I can compare scars, medicines, and fake boobs with. :-)
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