Grateful!

Will and I have a lot to be grateful for. We both have great jobs, a beautiful home, and many other things. I think what I'm most grateful right now is for our safety. Some of you have heard, others this will be the first time, but Will and I had our house broken into about 4 weeks ago. Luckily, we both were gone when it happened. They kicked open our front door and stole all of electronics. Many people have said how sorry they are that this happened and how they can't believed it happened to us, but it was such a blessing in many ways. 1- No one was home, I can't imagine what would've happened if I was in the house and don't want to think about it. 2- We didn't have any children to worry about. I wouldn't have been able to sleep at all if I had kids in my home. 3-Will and I learn to appreciate the small things. I never realized how much we relied on our electronics, particularly our computer and Internet. 4- I was able to develop an even greater love for reading. I never really got into reading until about a year ago, and now I love it! We got our TV, cable, and internet back today, but I don't know if I'll use it that much :) 5-Will and I's love for each other grew even more. Life is to short and it made us realize that families are forever and that is what will matter in the end, not all of the temporal things that we try to strive for. It was hard at first knowing that someone invaded our space. But it has been a huge blessing in our life.

Please make sure your houses are secured whether its with a dog, alarm system, or whatever. Please keep your family safe. You never know when it'll happen. We thought it would never happen to us, but it did. Love you all!