Thankful 7

I am thankful for Sunday night family dinner!

I am so thankful that my 2 sisters, their husbands and kids, my parents, and my husbands and kids and I all live in the same city. I am also thankful that Sunday nights are family dinner nights at my parents house. I love getting together to eat and spend time with each other. Sure the night is usually crazy with...

• the dog barking at one or both of my brothers in law
• one or more of the 6 grandkids crying, fighting, yelling, laughing, running, jumping, etc.
• food getting spilled
• the dog eating off someone's plate (unless she's put away, which we usually do now)

So even though Sunday dinners are crazy, I am so thankful that we are all so close and that my kids are able to grow up being so close to all their cousins and grandparents!

Thank you Lord for family dinners. Thank you that we are all able to get together and share a meal and family time together. Thank you that my kids are able to spend time with and know their cousins and grandparents.

Thankful 6

As I sit here yawning, thinking of what to post about today, unfortunately all I can think about is my bed and sleeping.

I am thankful for my comfy king size bed!

I like the fact that I can cuddle with my husband for awhile and then be able to have my own space later in the night. Here's a funny story about that...

We had a full size bed when we first got married. So we were pretty close at night. After about 5 or 6 months we decided that even though we loved each other and liked being close, we really wanted a bigger bed. So we decided to get a king size bed. The very first night we had our new bed we started out cuddling next to each other on his side of the bed. I remember him saying, "why did we get a bigger bed if we are still so close to each other?!" (He was just kidding.) Some time in the night I moved over, WAY over to my side. Then later into the night I must have realized that we were not close to each other anymore. I guess I had forgotten we had gotten a bigger bed. So I kinda felt around for him but couldn't find him. I start freaking out and calling his name thinking he had fallen off the bed! He kinda wakes up and says, "I'm right here! Go back to sleep!" I felt him, remembered we had gotten a bigger bed, and went back to sleep. We both laughed about it the next morning (even though I felt a little foolish) and still laugh about it to this day :)

I also like being able to squeeze 2 kids, husband, and myself all into bed to watch a movie together, read a book, or just hang out and talk!

Thank you God for providing me with a comfy, warm, safe place to sleep and hang out with my family!

Thankful 5

I'm not exactly sure what to be thankful for today. Ok that doesn't sound right. I am thankful for many things today as i am every day. What I mean to say is I'm not sure what I am thankful for today.
This came to my mind so this is it, what I'm thankful for today. It's not a "profound" as the past days but it is what it is.
I am thankful for internet recipes. Don't get me wrong, I really like using actual cookbooks. Maybe even more than the internet. But sometimes it's just easier to jump online and look something up. Or if we're tired of the same old meals and I don't have any other cookbooks at home I can look online. I like reading the reviews and adjustments people have made. I enjoy seeing what friends have been cooking for their families. I really like the convenience of looking up recipes online. And if I've found one that "turned out" and that we like, I'll either print it or write it out and then put it in my recipe book for later use.

Thank you Lord for allowing me to be able to make food for my family and our friends. Thank you for providing the resources needed to do this!

Thankful 4

Today I am thankful for my mama. My mom is the most sacrificial mother I know. Unfortunately I can not remember much from my childhood. But from what I can remember, my mom has sacrificed her time, money, energy, and even sleep for my family and I. Now I feel that her sacrifices go too far many times in that she is always putting others needs before her own and I am constantly asking her to slow down and rest. But she won't and I know it's because she loves her family so much! My mom doesn't complain often and can usually muster up a smile even if she's not feeling like it. She is always willing to listen, laugh and cry with me. She loves me for who I am. She tells me she's proud of me. She makes me feel special and loved.
My mom is not perfect, none of us are. She made her share of mistakes as a mother, who doesn't? She struggled at times but did her best to be the best mom she could be, and for that I am truly thankful! I am so thankful for my relationship/friendship I have with my mama!

Father, thank you so much for giving me the mom that you did! I love her so much and desire to be like her in many ways. Thank you for knowing just what I needed in a mother and giving her to me even before I was created!

Thankful 3

I am thankful for Nancy! Nancy is my Titus 2:4-5 "older woman". I've known Nancy for many years as a fellow sister in Christ. Nancy is older than me in age and in her walk with God. He allowed our relationship to change into a Titus 2 relationship about 2 years ago. Since that time the Lord has used Nancy to help me

• see and BELIEVE who I am in Christ
• believe God is who He says He is and loves me as much as He says He loves me
• understand that I was believing many lies from Satan

Some days seem easier to believe than others but I am working on it (hence the name of my blog!) I am so thankful for all the many talks, prayers, tears, laughs, truths, fears, promises, and so many other "things" I've been through with Nancy!

Thank you God for putting Nancy into my life at just the right time. Thank you for her wisdom, love, patience, encouragements, honesty and desire to serve You! Thank you for my Titus 2 relationship :)

Thankful 2

Well it's only the second day (well now it's technically the third) and I'm already behind. Oh well, at least my second day of thanks fits right in...
I am thankful for God's promises in Lamentations 3: 22-23. I am thankful that even though I mess up, God is right there. He is compassionate and loving. Every day He gives me more, even though I don't deserve it. So even though I missed a day already and am beating myself up about it and feeling down, God is saying to me, "No big deal darling. So you missed a day. Just get up and start again! Let's go I'm right here with you."

Thank you Father for always loving me and for giving me more and more love, compassion, and mercy every day!

Thankful 1

While trying to make my way through the 300+ statuses on facebook that I was behind on reading, I saw something on someones status that caught my eye. I don't remember who's it was (sorry) or what exactly it said, but I remember something along the lines of:

• November
• thankfulness
• sharing each day

That sounds like a good idea: blog each day from November 1st till November 25th (Thanksgiving) something I am thankful for.

I only have 55minutes to get this first one posted or I'll be behind already. No pressure or anything! OK, here goes...

I am thankful for my salvation. Thankful that even though I don't deserve heaven and that there is absolutely no way I can ever get there on my own, God loves me so much that He made a way. John 3:16

Thank you LORD for loving me and for saving me. Thank you for making a way for me to spend forever with you. I am thankful!