Sometimes struggles are good

I am grateful for the struggles that I have today. I’m grateful because they’re not the struggles I’ve been accustomed to. These are the best struggles. The struggles of growth and change. The struggles of almost normalcy. My struggles today consist of being completely exhausted because of sick babies. Thank god for these babies. Trying to find someone to watch a sick baby so I can make it to work on time. Thank good for my amazing support system and my wonderfully understanding and accommodating job. Trying to perfect the daycare to work routine. Thank god for this fantastic daycare making it possible for me to even get this job in the first place. Trying to figure out the best schedule after work to home. Thank god for my wonderful for working with me to make my life as easy as possible when I get home. Switching cars daily with my husband so he can pick the kids up from school. Thank god we have two running cars and that he’s able to pick them up. Trying to be the best me so I can be the best mommy and wife. Thank god for these opportunities that I never thought I’d get. Today my struggles are filled with joy and gratitude. Thank god my struggles aren’t the ones I’ve been accustomed to. Thank god my struggles no longer consist of worrying about being too hot in the summer because we have one window AC and one car with no AC. Worrying about being too cold in the winter because our pipes would freeze and the furnace would stop working. Worrying about washing clothes in the bathtub because our washer and dryer didn’t work and we couldn’t afford the laundromat. Wondering if our car was going to run out of gas because the gauge didn’t work and we couldn’t afford the full it all the way up. Wondering if we had enough food for everyone or if I’d have to skip dinner. Wondering if our house or car was going to get broken into because our neighborhood wasn’t good. Worrying about the rent or the lights being due. Feeling awful because I can’t take the kids to do everything they want. Feeling like I’m constantly failing. Hoping that we put on enough of a show so that no one knew how badly we were struggling. Thank god those are no longer my struggles. Thank god for the struggles I have today. Thank god for each and every one of my blessings.