Today is the first day of the rest of my life

How many times in our lives do we think of "today" as the first day of the rest of our lives?  I know I thought that when I graduated from high school, and again at college graduation.  I certainly thought that my wedding day was the first day of the rest of my life and the day my daughter was born (exactly 4 years ago) was without a doubt the first day of the rest of my life.  At each of these occasions I was sure that this was it, the real beginning, the time I had been waiting for to get my life going. 

On April 6, 2010 I actually experienced the first day of what will hopefully be the very long and healthy rest of my life.  Doctors in more than one hospital were fairly certain that I had less than three months to live.  Fortunately, a team of doctors in Maryland said lets transplant her anyway.  I was young and they wanted to give me a chance.  It turns out it was just what I needed, a chance with a new immune system.

Today, every day is the first day.  Everyday is a day to wake up and make choices about my life.  Everyday is the beginning of something amazing.

Is today the first day of your life or are you waiting for the that day to come along?  It is already here, my friend, embrace it.

How's this for normal?!

Today was Grace's first day of preschool! She was so excited about her backpack and lunch bag that it took quite a bit of convincing yesterday that we didn't need to fill every container with food for lunch! She is only going two days a week and although I managed to fill the time today it was very weird. A good weird though. A weird that felt like "normal"...I'm a mom with a child who is old enough to attend a preschool and that's what she's doing. I'm a mom who has had a hell of a year but am here to watch my little girl march into preschool with her little purple backpack and lunch bag. I'm a mom who was able to drop her off and than hit the gym for a mile walk (getting ready for the TE 1st Annual Walk/Run). I'm a normal mom with some health issues that make life a little more interesting but no less livable.

Take a minute and think about what your normal is? Does it work for you or does it need adjusting?