the poor me's

Yesterday I started to get the poor me's (as Jonathan calls them). I can't even tell you why, I guess I looked back at the last 8 years of my life(becasue it was our anniversary). I began to think we have never been on a honeymoon or even a family vacation, we're driving 2 regular ole' cars (well 1 since mine is in the shop), we have a regular old house which needs some things, I feel like sometimes I have really let my self go, and after September 1 I am unemployed. then .. i thought about something Jonathan always says, someone out there has it worse than you. After 8 years of marriage, we have 3 wonderful children, a strong loving marriage, a roof over our head, and the joy of knowing that we have accomplished ALL of these things ALL BY OURSELVES!!! Jonathan and I were talking the other day about how we have gotten where we are by the Grace of God and our own hard work, we have NEVER been given ANYTHING! We paid for our own wedding, raised our own down payment for our house (working 2 jobs), bought everything we have with our own money! I guess when I look around we've come along way over the past 8 years and I know that the best is yet to come, there are MANY years in the future for fancy vacations and things, but right now I have to give God the glory for where we are and keep in mind I have it pretty good. Faith, Family and Love - these are the most important!