Being Thankful

I know it sounds incredibly cheesy but I love the Oprah show most days. Something that Oprah has pushed for years is creating a gratitude journal. Now, I have never gotten to the point of actually making a journal but this is one of those things I try to keep in mind and something I try to think of daily. I guess its another way of having a "Godly" moment each day.
I try to think of something pretty specific to be thankful for though...not just saying "my family and friends." That is a broad subject. For example, my thought for today was that I am so thankful that I am having twins. If I had a quarter for every time I have heard the words "God gives twins only to the moms that he thinks can handle it", I may have a lot of money by now. At first I just kind of laughed at the statement but now I am beginning to understand it. So many people have asked me are you nervous? scared? overwhelmed? And I can honestly say no, I feel like I have it under control at the moment. Have no fear, this could change pretty quickly. I am a pretty laid back person and have decided that I just have to take things one day at a time.
It also helps to have people around like Cathy Graham who is another mom of twins. She has given me a lot of strength (even though she may not know it). She has told me multiple times now that I am being such a great mommy already. Talk about a boost of confidence!
Anyway, back to being thankful, I am just so excited for these babies to be here so I can see how it really is going to be. Hopefully I will be able to instill some great values in my children and keep in mind everything that I have learned about parenting from being a teacher, babysitter, and even from what I have learned from other moms.
There have been so many people that have been getting excited for me lately and it feels so great to have such a strong cheering team behind me!
Enough of being cheesy....its either the kinda gloomy weather or the hormones that has made me this way today!