Be positive....be positive.....be positive

Gosh, I need to be positive! I've been bummed today because of another lost house. I really need to stop getting emotionally attached to these places, as it's just too hard to watch them slip right out of our fingers over and over. But then it's hard for me to not want to just give up and not care about anything, for fear that I'll then get just any house and not love it.

Ack, I hate this process! The Lord must have some great lesson for me to learn -OR- (and I'm really hoping for this one) He has an amazingly perfect house waiting for us and it's just not the right time yet. I know that's a possibility, I'm just impatient. Ha, what else is new?

So yeah, that's what I've been dealing with today. Nathan has been a rock, as usual, but I'm sure that he's just as disappointed as I am. Luckily we have each other to lean on (although only in spirit because he's gone on business this week, wah!), and I know we'll get through it together.

In other, more positive news, Eli and I got the chance to do some fun painting the other day. He loved using a brush to paint on paper, but he absolutely DIGGED getting to put paint on his hands to do handprints. Note to self: Never let paint out of your sight or else your whole house could quite possibly become covered in Eli handprints. He knows what he's doing, by golly!

So here are some pictures to tide you over. :) Enjoy!

Gotta love that face



Working very hard on getting just the right amount of paint...



Obviously pleased with his work



Pushing really hard on the canvas to make sure his whole hand gets on there



Loving that Mom is letting him paint on himself!



Showing off his beautiful work

Gosh, I can't help but be happy with my life when I look at these photos. I know I whine a lot and complain too much. But in reality, I am so blessed in my life. I get to stay home with my sweet boy and watch him discover new things every single day. He makes me proud and pushes me to be a better person and mom. I am blessed with a husband who has my best interest at heart and who knows when to turn off the computer game (most of the time, lol). I am blessed with close and far away family that loves me and supports me in everything that I do.

I certainly have a lot to be grateful for, and it's because of my Heavenly Father who pours out His blessing on me. I'm going to be consciously thankful for that every day.