Thankfulnes

I found these in the front seat of my car yesterday at lunch. They were a peace offering from my husband after the terrible morning we had...lets just say we weren't being very nice to each other...

So Nicole challenged everyone she knew to think of all of the reasons that we were thankful. The other night on my break I jotted down my reasons. I have great intentions to wake up and blog about the things I was thankful for...but when Satan jumps into the mix nothing ever goes as planned. Needless to say as thankful as I am for my life, I wasn't feeling very thankful yesterday. However, today is a new day and I am determined not to let the devil get the best of me, so here goes these are the reasons I am thankful

I am thankful for my family, we have had our good times and bad, but I love them just the same and would not trade them for the world.

I am thankful for my house, it is very small, but it's perfect for us and very cheap on rent. This house has allowed us to really work on our finances over the last two years, and finally there is light at the end of the tunnel

I am thankful that God loved me enough to send his son in my place.

I am thankful for my husband, he is truly a God send. As much as he drives me crazy sometimes I love him very much and am so grateful that he is in my life.

I am thankful for my teenagers at church, they are gifts from God with there own thoughts, ambitions and personalities. They are nuts, but incredibly fun to teach and hang out with.

I am thankful for my friends, that is one thing God has really blessed me with, I love that he has put people in my life that minister to me and I can minister to in return, friends are a true testament to Gods love.

I am thankful for my job, I am thankful that when I needed one God gave me one and he worked out the details so that I could have church days off.

I'm thankful for my in laws, I really lucked out in that department, they have taken me in as their own which means so much to me since my family is so far away.

I am thankful for the musical gifts God has given me. I love music and love to lift it up to him!

I'm thankful for Darian, my niece she is bright and contagious...and sometimes obnoxious, but I love that she speaks her mind in everything she does and she wears her emotions right on her sleeve.

I'm thankful for Destiny, my other niece, she is an amazing young women who has been through many trials and still tries to look at the positive sides of life. I love that she knows what she wants, but doesn't ever want to put anyone else out to get it.

I'm thankful for my youth directors that I had over the years, Jenny, John, Julie, Kyle, and Darrell. These individuals really made and impact on my life and I am eternally grateful for it. It is because of them that I understand how great the responsibility God has given me to work with the teenagers in my life.

I am thankful for my experiences. I have had some heartbreaking experiences in my life that have caused me to be a strong and well balanced person, I still experience heartbreak, but I am confident that God is in control and that he has a plan for my life that includes the lessons from all of these experiences

I'm thankful for my dad, I only got to spend a few short years with him and didn't realize how wonderful that was until he was gone. He was an amazing person who loved the Lord and made sure that Michelle and I have every chance to meet him in a personal way. He was an amazing man and a total cheese ball.

I am so thankful for pajamas, I love to wear pajamas!!

I'm thankful that we have housework. I hate to do it, but it means that we are living productive lives!

I'm thankful for airplanes, without airplanes it would be very difficult for me to go see my family and for them to come see me, I love that I can make it home in 6 hours on a plane!

I'm grateful for my childhood. I feel like I had a great childhood where I got to experience being a kid and was taught the standards of how to lead a God fearing life!

I'm grateful for my personality...my mouth gets me in trouble sometimes, but rest assured you will always know exactly how I feel about something and you will rarely misunderstand me!