Thankful to be sick?

*sniffle, sniffle* I hate being sick! The kids have officially taken over the house while I have been sick! Hurricane Boyz has struck again! I have no strength to get anything done besides breathe. And that is barely happening :(

So why am I thankful? It's these times you have time to think about how sometimes life gets crazy. It gets overwhelming and hard to handle. I believe that getting sick is God's way of saying "Slow down!" I was fighting a cold all week but I was too busy to get sick. My week ended and I did the last thing I had scheduled for the week. I went home and crashed. My body just gave out! Up went the temp. Puff and gooey went the eyes. Then the aches flooded my body! Even after all that, I am thankful for being given an excuse to have to slow down.

This month will be all about being thankful for things in life. It's easy to remember the big things and the positive things in our life. Don't forget about the being thankful for the trials that make you stronger. Sicknesses that make you slow down long enough to think and rest. The kids being roudy to remind you they are still alive and well. The messy house that shows a family has a home. Most of all, the friends and family that get you through everything big and small!