30 days of gratitude

I wrote on my photo blog this week about an article on creative mama - she's doing a 365 "gratitude" project.  Now, before someone committs me for adding one more photo project to my plate - I'm not.  But I am in a bit of a slump here on my 365 blog (if you haven't noticed, or if you're just being polite and don't want to admit you've given up), and liked the idea of a project to do...so I thought I'd do 30 days of gratitude.  And use my fun new iphone to mix it up a little.  ;)

Day One:  Time

A dear friend from church just discovered that she has only a few months left here on this earth.  I can only imagine how grateful she is for the time she's had to raise two daughters, see grandchildren born, and now she's circling her wagons to spend her small amount of time with those she loves the most.  And I think sometimes it takes something drastic like this to remind me how precious every moment is.  It seems like my babies are growing up so quickly, and in the midst of laundry, diapers and picking up toys, am I grateful for each and every second that I'm here?  That I get to hold my husband's hand, have dinner with a friend, and kiss my two-year-old's owies?  Today I am.