Beauty of Balance

Just a few thoughts while I was out running this morning:

Each day is completely different from the last, & I am so thankful for that! As a mom, each day brings new opportunities, new learning lessons, more excitement, and even more worry. There are days when Lilly wears me out thin & I am left exhausted by the end of the day.. then there are days when I feel like supermom & invincible where nothing can seem to get in my way. As humans it is so easy to complain when the day doesn't go as planned or when nap time doesn't come soon enough, but honestly the older I get & experience motherhood, the more I want to be thankful for the hard times just as much as the good times. It's good & healthy to have balance. Lately I have been a little under the weather because of where we are living. I grew up in CT all my life & have always had friends & someone to hang out with. Then I got married & moved to NC, and even there I met some pretty amazing people who I know will be life long friends. But here in a new place, I hardly know anyone & it is honestly hard because I love having that security of always having someone close around. I know it will take time but still. But like I said in the beginning of this post, each day & each season of life is completely different from the last & there will always be something to be amazed about. The good days far outweigh the bad days & make the hard times that much more worth it. When Lilly & I are outside playing on a beautiful day, and I just sit back & watch her, there are no words to describe how amazed I am that she is mine & how thankful I feel that we have that moment together.. moments like those far outweigh the moments where she is throwing a tantrum & I just feel like screaming.. We grow to be who we are because of the hardships of life & if we take those hard days as blessings in disguise, there will always be a reward to be gained from it. =)