THE OLSONS

Sometimes I look at my daughter and cry when I see how beautiful she is. Its overwhelming how beautiful she is. Why I deserve her, I will never know. God has blessed me beyond my imagination.

When I've been sitting at home... alone... for three weeks... I've had moments where I realize how exhausted I am. How lonely I am. How excited and nervous I am. How I still have A LOT of weight to lose. How there's so much to do around the house and no energy or time to do it. How I miss my husband....

Then those moments get taken over by these moments: where I realize how truly blessed I am. How I have the most perfect daughter and husband a girl could ever ask for. How I'm no longer just a girl, but a woman. A mom. And how truly special that is. How I have everything I could ever need, and more. How my husband sacrifices so much to make me happy. How I have an amazing mother who I can call at 2am with a question. How freakin' good I have it.

I love my husband and my precious little daughter. I love my house in south St. Louis City. I love my huge dog, who sheds and drools all over my house. I love that my husband works hard and is working on his Masters so he can even better provide for our family. I love how much my life has changed in the past couple years. I love that God keeps me in check, and always brings me back to Him, no matter how ungrateful and grumpy I get.