My Place of Peace

 Earlier this year, my husband and I finally took the plunge and purchased our first home together. For me, it was a scary but thrilling experience and I'm glad we took the risk. 
  For the first time ever, we have something we can say is our own. There are no rules about pets or pet deposits. We don't have to worry about upstairs or downstairs neighbors anymore.
  It's actually been 8 months this month, and it feels amazing to have achieved something this great with the man I love. 

Today's photo-a-day challenge was "Grateful for this place". Our new home is something I am grateful for. I wanted something that is ours to raise our kids in, and we worked our bums off to get it. I am very grateful to have this place.

  
  It's an amazing feeling when you get that first key that is for your own place isn't it? Having such a blessing come to us will be something I will never take lightly. 

What place are you grateful for? 

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For All Things Be Grateful

  This is a really late post but I really wanna get it going. For anyone who follows my page on Facebook, you know I have been doing a 7 day challenge for black and white photography. It's been awhile since I had done anything like that, and well... it's sparked a little bit of inspiration within me. 

I want to continue the challenge. I wanna push myself to find something new that captures my attention every single day. Life is too short and often we let it pass us by as we take it all for granted. This month, I wanna take it all in. 

I scoured the internet to find another challenge that I felt suited the overall theme of this month, and what I was looking to do. 

 Photo-A-Day 30 Days of Gratitude Challenge!

  Today is November 1st (for about 15 more minutes anyways... oops lol) and I wanted to share my 1st photo of the monthly challenge. I hope that you'll join in with me and share what you are grateful for each day in the comments or on my Facebook page. Share photos and/or stories. The more the merrier. There is always something to be grateful for.

Day #1- Grateful for this moment

  The image above is the 1st photo of my now 2 year old twin boys. My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for nearly 9 years, and we thought we just weren't capable. Finally, it happened and we were having a baby.

  Early in my pregnancy, I had an ER visit because I thought I was having a miscarriage. I thought my body was trying to take away the blessing my husband and I had wished for, but it turns out, I wasn't miscarrying at all and wasn't carrying only one! My husband and I were in complete shock, but I wouldn't take it back for anything in this world. I can't imagine life without them both. 

 Having 2 infants within 25 minutes is definitely a challenge, but it's sooo worth it. I will always be grateful for the day they were born, for the 1st time I got to see their precious faces, and to hold them in my arms.