I love that boy #1 crosses his shoe velcro instead of putting it straight across. I love his little personality.

I love that my boy is obsessed with Spiderman, and lives in his Spiderman clothes/costume.

I am grateful that money always seems to come when it is most needed.

I love my babies even when they keep me awake or scream at me. Sometimes it might be hard to remember this in the heat of the momment, but I do love them.

I love how Sam gives full details when telling us who she is talking to. For example, "Anthony who is nine," or "Matthew with the Orange door."

I am certain that I can lead my family to an even more healthy eating and living style. I am certain that I can cook more whole foods from scratch.

I am certain that everything will work out, no matter how stressful things seem to be right now.

I am grateful for kind strangers. Alistair was screaming in the checkout at the grocery store. One person unloaded my cart for me, and another person packed my bags for me so I could comfort and feed him.

I am grateful to have made it past 37 weeks in this pregnancy with no health issues. It is a big relief to not have to worry about being hospitalized.

I am grateful to have friends that live in lake neighborhoods. This means that in a city with no natural lake, we get to go to the beach semi-regularly.

I am grateful that my babies have been more or less healthy close to full term babies. It could have been a lot worse, and the babies could have been born a lot earlier. I am also grateful that I was able to deliver vaginally despite a number of intervention.

The Law of Attraction

My chiropractor did a workshop on the Secrets of the Law of Attraction from his point of view. It was a timely topic because I have been feeling stressed out about some pregnancy issues. One of the chiropractor's suggestions for better living the Law of Attraction was to keep a journal. I am not the best at journalling, but I have been quasi consistent with blogging, so I thought I would give it a go.

I think that I do try to live my life in the manner that was suggested for the most part. I feel particularly successful in regards to my children. I have a lot of love, certainty, gratitude and presence when it comes to how I have chosen to raise them. I am by no means perfect, but I think that I am doing a pretty good job and it is reflected in my children's behavior, and joy de vivre.

To be a bit more specific, I think I will talk about how I see love, certainty, gratitude and presence when It comes to my children.

First off is Love. That shouldn't be too hard. Most parents have an overwhelming love for their children. My children were very much wanted. I waited a long time before having them which I think makes them even more precious now that I have them.

Next is Certainty. I feel certain that I am raising my kids in a way that will create successful, healthy and happy adults. I feel certain that I can trust my instincts, and not second guess everything I do with them. I feel certain that choosing to homeschool is the right decision, and will allow my kids to be happy and love learning.

Gratitude. I am grateful to have children. I am grateful that I never had to worry about getting pregnant. I am grateful to have a husband that is completely on board with my beliefs. I am grateful to be able to stay at home with my kids, and to be able to homeschool.

Finally Presence. This is probably the hardest one to quantify. I have always felt that I am more in the present than the past or future. I guess I am present when it come to my children because I feel like I have kept a lot of my childlike wonder at the world. I get just as excited (maybe even more so at this stage) about finding fish eggs in the river as the kids. I am present when I am cuddling them, or listening to the amazing things they come up with to say and do.