Being thankful, even when it is difficult!

AndiB · 11-02-2006, 03:00 AM

I have so much to be thankful for....First and foremost I am thankful that I have faith in God and that God provides for me and helps me to live according to his will and purpose.

I have the greatest husband in the world, who loves me so much and I thank God everyday for sending him to me.
I have a great family, a great mom, great siblings, neices, nephews, and some of the greatest friends in the world.

A lot of times it is hard for me to be thankful, as I am sure it is the same for many of you, I often wonder why do I have to deal with some of the things that I deal with.....why is it so easy for everyone else to have a baby, but I want that more than anything and am having problems. I pray every day for a baby. I pray for God's Will in my life and pray that I can accept that as the plan for my life.

The last few months I have been very thankful becuase I have actually been able to try and coneive. I am doing Weight Watchers and have lost about 25 lbs. and my cycle has returned (THANK GOD). But this last month I had my hopes really high for a baby....I just knew it would be this month, but then AF came AGAIN. I cried all night almost. But then I prayed that God would help me to accept that it is HIS will and when HIS time is right we will have a baby. My husband always tells me that when God is ready for us to be parents we will be....maybe there is something that we are suppossed to do before hand....

When I feel very depressed, like nothing will ever go the way it ought to (or how I think it ought to) I think about all I have to be thankful for and find peace in my heart.

Thanks for listening to me go on and on!

hope73 · 11-05-2006, 06:17 AM

Hi Andrea,

It seems you have a great attitude and that is the right way to be even though at times it does take more effort than others.

Latley I have been reading and studing about postive thinking and self improvement and one thing we are learning is that you always need to be "in an attitude of gratitude"

It changes your whole way of thinking, when you focus on things that you have in your life instead of the things you don't have in your life, your whole outlook will change.

I am also thankful for alot of things in my life. My daughter (who is 5), my husband, siblings, my parents, our health and the list goes on. I however have been ttc #2 for about 3 years now and I have been sad about it for a while. I do also believe there is a life plan and I just have to be patient.
I no longer want to have the "pitty myself attitude" but start being thankful for everything else in my life and hopefully my mind will change the way my body works? Who knows, I think it is worth a try.

Just wanted to share with you. Thanks for listening!