Envy

I admit it.
I am an envious person.

I have so much, and yet I feel myself coveting what others have.

I have a wonderful home, a supportive husband, an amazing family, and the means to live comfortably.
And yet, at times I see {or more often, read on someone's blog} about another's life and it seems so wonderful.

I know that here in "blog-land" it is easy to post only the good things, post the flattering pictures, share lighthearted stories and the good happenings in our lives. But that isn't always true, we are all flawed, we all have troubling times, and we all have times where we want what someone else has.

Our family has been so incredibly blessed with all that we have been given and all that we have.

Yet, that doesn't stop me from wanting Chris' {or my own} job to allow us to be together every night, to make home-cooked meals and enjoy a stroll around the neighborhood afterward. To have schedules where we know for sure that we will be able to go home at the end of our shift. For Chris' job to be profitable enough so that I can stay home with our little one {as I know I will be wanting to do when it is time to come back to work}.

I need to remember that we are so very blessed! I have a job that gives me four days off in a row most weeks; it allows me to have days off during the week to go run errands {the bank, Dr's appointments, Costco} without fighting crowds; and enables me to stay home for three months after our little girl comes to bond with her.

We own a home that has space for us to grow, reliable cars, and we live in California where we have wonderful weather yearround.

It is my goal to be thankful and easily reminded of all that I have been blessed with, not just around Thanksgiving, but everyday.

It is also my challenge to you.

How often do we covet what we perceive another has, instead of being thankful for what we actually do have? Will you join me in being thankful?