Blessed this Christmas

Our little tree. I have to get a real one or Christmas doesn't seem the same.

My beautiful brown eyed girl. She's growing up so fast

My Blakey! How can you not love that face?

So in my last post I was complaining about everything that was going wrong and all the stuff I had to do. Well, I was sure humbled today. We went to Blake's appointment today at Primary Children's and my eyes were opened to how really worse it could be and how blessed my family has been. His appointment was in the orthopedics department and soon as we got there I saw a boy about 9 years old who couldn't use his legs. When we were leaving I noticed a mom who just had a baby (the hospital mug and walk gives it away every time) was also leaving the hospital but she was leaving without her baby. It got me wondering what was wrong with her baby and if it was going to be okay and how she wouldn't be able to take her or him home with her for Christmas. An uplifting thing that I saw also on the way out is that two women brought bags and bags full of toys to give to the kids. I overheard the person working at the desk ask who they wanted to give them to and they said to whoever needed them. I was sure put in my place and shown how truly blessed I am.

Here comes the real cheesy part but having the Christmas Spirit is about being able to enjoy the holidays and your family and the kind deeds people do despite what is going on in your life. I really am looking forward to Christmas and being able to see my kids' reactions when they open their presents and just spending time with my family. I wish that everyone could be as blessed as I am on this Christmas.