I wish I were better at jounaling and keeping up with my blog. I never know how or what to write about, but I suppose this is the only way I'm going to learn. So let's see.........Mark and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My dad, Beth and grandma Betsy came down as usual. We always have such a great time. We spent Thanksgiving day with Mark's family. It is fun having our families together for the holiday. I know most people would think......."Oh my, both families together," but ours get along great. We skipped the shopping (thank goodness) on Friday and spent a lot of the day playing Wii with my dad and Beth. Grandma Betsy just cheered us on. We laughed so much. The whole weekend was rejuvinating.
Obviously, this time of year makes me think about the things I am thankful for. It's easy sometimes to think about the things I wish were different, but sometimes it's hard to pin point what you are thankful for. I'm going to try and pin point some of those things here:
Jesus Christ paying for my sin.
A family who loves me and my husband and who gets along so well with Mark's family.
Friends that I can be open with and who hold be accountable.
Having a beautiful place to freely worship God.
A warm home that God lets me use.
Two sweet cats (even though one of them pukes all of the time.)
Grandmothers who are still alive and that I can spend time with.
A husband who loves the Lord and me.
A job that lets me impact the world.
The freedom to go on mission trips.
Financial Peace
New babies- not my own yet, but all that I have learned from friends who have new babies
Man, I guess this list can go on and on.
"Thank you Lord for all of the blessings you have placed in my life. I want to take this time to thank you especially for all of the people you have put in my life that provide so much support, guidance, accountability and encouragement. Thank you especially for those "God Girls" that live out their lives with you in mind. They keep me on track and I need that."