Trials.

Life is full of them.

Our life is full of several trails right now. We currently don't have enough money in our bank account to pay all of our bills before the next pay day. We are STILL waiting to hear back from 9 medical schools. Zach is applying to all sorts of jobs but none are sticking. We still have our small apartment that I have no clue how we are going to fit two kids in but I also don't know how we can afford another. Zach is finishing fire school which takes him away from us even more then work does. Things are just a little up in the air and crazy at the moment. We have one car which makes things rough. We are stuck at home often.

Aunt Lindsay announced her pregnancy on Sunday. Which means she is off of her crazy medication during the pregnancy. This also means we are all on high alert as she tends to be a bit more "explosive" during these times.

I don't want this post to sound like a "why me?" and "life is so hard" post. It is just to let you know what sort of things are going on in our life right now.

Despite all that is going on. I am thankful. I am thankful for my home. I am thankful for my husbands job. I am thankful for the opportunity to grow our family. I am thankful for a healthy pregnancy, even thought it has not been as easy. I am thankful for our trials because they remind us to have gratitude for the things we do have. Its like the saying " with out rain you would never appreciate a rainbow". Without the trials in our life we can not truly appreciate the good days. Trials allow us to become closer to our Heavenly Father and to our families as we work through these things. Of course, life is full of choices and this is one of them. We can choose to become depressed, feel lonely, and upset with our trials-- or we can choose to rely on our Heavenly Father and his plan for us. We can seek comfort and guidance from Him. We can be happy for the things we have. Trials make us stronger, there is a reason for every one of them, and they won't last forever.

When in doubt, choose to be happy my darling babies. You will never regret it.