Ever Amazed

I am always amazed at life. Mike and I have spent five Christmases as husband and wife. I would have to say that this year was my least favorite. Mike and I both work at the hospital, and one of the not so great perks is that there are always sick people and always women having babies. Needless to say, Mike worked all day, while I was on-call. And although this made for an anticlimactic day, I got in a MUCH needed 2 1/2 hour nap (in my defense I had gotten up at 0530 to drive Mike to work with the car that does well when we are bombarded with snow!)
Most of this last week has been spent at the hospital with my sister. Sadly, my house suffered because my attentions were spent elsewhere. So my house had come to the point where it was overwhelming me. My sister Heather came over, saw the house was messy, and started cleaning and straightening. It was so sweet of her, especially since she just had a baby only 4 days prior.
Another amazing part of my life is this blog. It is so healing for me to blog, to express emotions and thoughts. What I am most amazed about this blog is you, the people who read it. When I started blogging 10 or 11 months ago, I thought it would just be something a few friends would read and an outlet for the grief we were going through. I never imagined all those who would read it. I try to keep track of where my readers are coming from through a software that allows me to feel a little bit safer. I was looking today, and there are people reading all across the U.S.A., Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Columbia, New Zealand, and more. I think it is important to have a voice, to be able to talk and vent, laugh and cry, and let people know the real side of what our family is. I just wanted to say thank-you for those who read this blog. Thank-you for the comments, they lift and inspire me.