Life is Good

So I wrote this at the beginning of October, and for some reason never posted it. It is a different post then I normally write, but one I think is worth posting.

I am cuddled up on my couch reading my favorite magazine while outside there is a nice little rainstorm watering our lawn. I look up from my magazine to watch my kitten play with a piece of wadded up tape and across the room my husband is typing away on his laptop. It's at this moment that I realize life is good. Real good. I feel almost overwhelmed by how blessed I am. I live in a nice home, have a wonderful husband, a cute kitten, a healthy baby on the way, and the list could going on and on.

It's not like I don't have my struggles, because I do. I was rear-ended last week in a car that never seems to work properly, after hours of cleaning my house still looks messy, and the list could go on and on. As I think back to everything that has happened since last October,  I realize that it has been the most challenging year of my life. But life isn't meant to be perfect. It's the imperfections and the trials that cause us to grow and become stronger people. The imperfections help us to appreciate the good things in life. 

Even after looking back at the trials and struggles of the last year I can't help but think that life is good. Real good. I am grateful for the good times and the bad, because both play a big role in making my life as good as it is today.