Today, this weekend, is a great time to be thankful. For Jesus, for family, for friends. For the fact that we live in the USA. I just want to take a little time to really share a couple "I am thankful fors" :)
1. I am thankful that I serve a God that is HUGE! He is so much more merciful and gracious than I will ever know. He loves me more than I deserve and he will NEVER leave me nor forsake me. He chose me. Called me by name. He gently leads me. He always has a plan B cause he knows there is a pretty big chance I will botch plan A. He never fails. He never sleeps. He never pulls away. He always longs to be close to me. He always longs to hear from me. He will always be someone I can count on, turn to, run to, fall on. I don't have to worry about letting him down, I wasn't holding him up in the first place. (He has to gently remind me of this time after time) He is amazing and loves me, even in my imperfections.
2. For my hubster. John is the most amazing man! I cant imagine a better daddy for our boys. He has pretty much every quality I said I would never have in a husband, but I think that was just God showing his sense of humor. He is quiet and funny. He is strong yet so kind. He is compassionate even if he tries to hide it from time to time. He loves little children and it melts my heart to see him interacting with our boys or nieces and nephews (who am I kidding, pretty much nephews, since we have only a couple nieces) and our friends' children. To see him pick up a little baby and start talking in that little voice. Or kneel down and talk with a little toddler. Just makes me fall a little deeper in love! He loves me and I see it. He takes care of us in a way that no one else could. He goes above and beyond. He isn't perfect but he is perfect for us! For me :) To be totally cliché and a little sappy "He completes me" (I just had to) :)
3. For my boys. I don't know anyone else that can make me laugh like they can. Being a mom has changed a part of me that nothing else could have changed. They challenge me, for the good and bad. They are sweet and sensitive. I love that they all have such different gifts and personalities. I love that they all love in a little different way! They are all so different yet they all come together with John and I and we make one perfect (very loosely using the term "perfect") family.
4. Family! Who can forget all of them :) They can be crazy, encouraging, frustrating, irritating, challenging, honest, funny, uncontrolled, obnoxious. Just to name a few. They know me for who I really am. They see beyond my walls. They care about my hurts and my trial. They walk with me in joys and in pain. They pray me through the hard times and send up a big "Praise Jesus" in the good times! They are honest when I need to hear truth. They are more than I deserve.
5. Friends. I can honestly say I have been given above and beyond my allotment of friends. I pretty much feel like most of what I just said above for family can be said in this category to. I love my peeps :) My ladies. You all know who you are. We've laughed, cried, laughed again (prolly cried again to :) ) Girls night to relieve stress, ladies groups to encourage and challenge each other. Phone calls to stay connected over miles or just cause we are moms and cant get together. So you stand at the sink and do some dishes and tell the mom on the other end how life is going. Till your neck starts to get sore and you have to hang up and go get a massage (lol, I wish, on the massage part).
6. Health. Sickness seems to be everywhere. Lots of that can be aided by the medical profession but not always. We have been so blessed with health. Logan had a bit of a rough start but I praise God that he has a plan for Logan! For all of us!
My challenge for today, ask God what I am overlooking. What am I taking for granted in my life that I should be truly thankful for. Big, small or other, I want to acknowledge the blessing in my life! I want to have a heart of thankfulness!
that first part about God feels like it could be a poem - awesome =) love you, girl!
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