inspiration

It's no secret that the waves have been a little rough on our beach lately. I have been venting out the frustration as to avoid keeping it bottled up. It's been wave after wave of rough surf and the struggle to stay afloat is exhausting! But I have faith that good will come out of it. It's hard to think postive when you're overwhelmed {especially when you zone out the first free moment you have to think!}

Yes, I'm verrrrrry tired from all of going-ons lately. But this week I had 2 separate blessing arrive via e-mail {yes I said e-mail} that helped to focus my fuzzy foggy head.

This article was included in an e-mail from my local NJ chapter of the March of Dimes. It helped remind me of the struggle we went through when Ava was a 35-weeker with complications from both being premature and a c-section baby. More importantly, it also reminded me of the great things that came of that struggle{sometimes I need a reminder, I am only human}

Then

This morning I recieved an Etsy convo from another seller/mom/blogger/amazingly inspirational woman. She wants to feature my shop on her blog and my fundraising efforts on Etsy for the March of Dimes. She picked the month of November for the feature {which is perfect as it is Prematurity Awareness Month}. I am so gracious and thankful I have the opportunity to help showcase and give back to an amazing cause. But as much as it is amazing positive news, the positive came more from the seller/mom/blogger/amazingly inspirational woman herself.

Her name is Meredith.

She is a mom who also has a story. It's Lily's story.

Her heartbreaking story had a different ending than Ava's. One would offer numerous negative words to describe it. But Meredith never did. Her words remained positive and thankful and hopeful. Even after her loss she looked only at what she had gained and smiled.

She reminds me to be thankful for what I have and what I have to give. I have only two hands and though it may not seem enough at times, it's more than enough.  No matter how hard the waves are crashing today there's always a calm beauty after the storm when the sun peeks out from behind the clouds and the birds take to the skies again.