You've got to be thankful for everything you've got!

So, I was bitter this week. Kind of bitter all week. Of course, I felt like life was unfair and blah...blah...blah. I have to take some tests on Saturday for my license. I took them in PA, but they didn't transfer to Colorado. I mean, why would they accept the same exact tests?? When I took them last spring (as some might remember) I spent hours upon hours studying. And now I have to pay for them again and take the time to prepare. And to top it all off it is supposed to 70 some degrees tomorrow while I am testing and then 40 degrees and snowy on Sunday when I am off. So, yah I was a little cranky....until I spent 3 hours in the emergency room with one of students until his parents showed up. And then I realized how lucky I am to have what I have physically, emotionally, financially, medically, and so on. I am blessed because I can tell the doctors where it hurts. I am blessed because I can move all of my limbs and talk whenever I want. I am blessed because I don't have people standing around me talking about me and not to me. I am blessed because I am not disregarded as the child that can't learn.
Working with my kids always makes me remember to feel blessed for what I have, and not to worry about the little things. This week I feel I forgot that lesson until today. Mostly, I am blessed because I have family and friends and I get to work with the most amazing kids everyday that smile and laugh all day long even when they can not do things many people take for granted.