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Have you ever had something happen in your life that completely rocked you to the core? Something that you never thought you would be able to come back from? Something that completely puts a dark cloud over your life? If you haven’t, consider yourself lucky because I have and let me tell you, it’s not fun. You start doubting everything around you. Fearing the absolute worst every single time the phone rings or your credit card takes a little longer to process at the store. Every little bitty thing that happens always comes back to that one thing. Always. Worst of all, you stop celebrating life’s miracles.

So, without going into too many details, five years ago, my husband was laid off. I remember all kinds of thoughts going through my head. Things like, whether or not we would lose our house; how we would pay for things; how we would take care of our two kids. Those thoughts consumed my mind day and night. At some points, I was unable to properly function because my anxiety was through the roof. I completely stopped seeing the beauty of life around me, like in the picture above from Sleeping Bear Dunes. Most importantly, I stopped having fun with my kids. Every thought I had was consumed with finding a job and making money. I completely stopped celebrating life’s miracles…my kids.

It’s been five years, he found a job relatively quickly, and I am slowly coming out of my funk. My husband, not trying to be mean to me or anything, has made the comment that I’m not the same person anymore. He’s completely right. I’m not. I lost a part of me and it’s taken me five long years to realize that and to want that back. A few weeks ago, I started my own 5 Minute Journal. My journal is broken up into two parts. In the morning I write three things I am grateful for, three things I will do to make the day great, and one affirmation. In the evening, I reflect upon my day and write three amazing things that happened that day and one thing that could have made the day even better. I can honestly say that in the short few weeks that I have made it a point to focus on the positive, rather than the negative, I have felt better. My life feels more grounded. Most of all, I feel like I want to celebrate life’s miracles again.

So, this past weekend, my husband and I watched the movie, Miracles from Heaven, starring Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson (doctor from Grey’s Anatomy…I’ll save you from Googling him mid-movie like I did!), Eugenio Derbez and Queen Latifah. If you haven’t seen that movie, then you need to. Stop by your local Walmart store and pick up a copy. Be sure to also pick up some extra tissues. You will need them because this movie is full of love, faith and spirit. It WILL move you!

If you aren’t familiar with the movie, Miracles from Heaven, it is a movie inspired by true events with the Beam family. They go through every parent’s worst nightmare. Their child is sick and there is nothing that can be done. From beginning to end, you are able to see how this family’s love for one another, their faith in God, and a little bit of life’s miracles help them get through one of the toughest times in their life. For more information about this movie, check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

I’m not going to lie. This movie really helped to put things in perspective for me. It made me even more determined to get back to celebrating life’s miracles. Like I mentioned above, I had already begun working on refocusing my life and trying to celebrate life’s miracles again, but after seeing this movie and knowing that both my husband and I are healthy and our kids are healthy, it reaffirmed for me that in life, that’s all that matters. Everything else can and will work out so long as you focus on what matters and have a little faith.

Finally, how are you celebrating life’s miracles?