Sep. 13, 2008
Blessings
Despite the fact that it is not yet Thanksgiving, the last couple of weeks I've really been thankful for just about everything. Tropical Storm Hannah might have brought a lot of wind and rain, and yes, even some damage to houses around, but I know, that I've been blessed through it. Before Hannah, we hadn't had significant rain in almost a month, and as a result, lawns and plants were dying. There was talk of water restriction of usage. So despite the negative repercussions, we were also blessed.
I'm thankful for my house. It provides a roof over my head, and a place I can call my own. It's a place where I can raise my children, for at least this time period in our lives. I could do a lot of complaining about it. I want to fix it here or there, and I want to paint it here or there, but really everywhere. I'm thankful for my home.
When I look in my refrigerator, I could have two thoughts... I wish I had... or, I'm so thankful for what's in there. Regardless of the fact that it seems a bit empty sometimes, I'm getting creative in coming up with a way to redo leftovers, and I'm taking advantage of everything that's in my fridge. I love that we've been blessed with food. A wonderful gentleman from our church is constantly giving us a variety of vegetables and odd looking fruits foreign to us, but from his garden. Some, our family loves to eat. Others, were not so tasty, but they supplied vitamins and a chance for us to experience new things. So, I'm thankful for the opportunity to try these things, like them or not.
I'm grateful for the small things. I'm thankful for finding the long lost sock when I sweep under the couch, and I give praise to Jesus everytime I do. I'm thankful for every drop of laundry soap I'm able to squeeze out of the bottle. I'm thankful for the pennies and dimes (and occasional dollar bills) I find in pants pockets I wore a couple seasons ago. I'm thankful I'm losing weight to fit into clothes I wore BEFORE I got pregnant. I'm thankful for the friends who are willing to hold my baby while I attend to another child.
Most of all, I realize how blessed I am with a great family. I have a fabulous husband whom I've come to respect at a whole new level in the last year and a half. He's spoken grace, love, and wisdom into my life and I'm so apprecitative of this. He's my best friend, my husband, my children's father, and my pastor, and though many roles he plays, he's done each of them well. I have four wonderful children, of whom are the most precious gifts. I'm so thankful for them. They have brought so much life into our home. Big Boy, Princess Boo, Little boy, and Baby boy have been such an asset to our life. God has given us these beautiful gifts and we have such a privilege as we raise them up, also in learning to be thankful. In what we have and what we don't have, we are learning to give God our thanks for all of our blessings.
I'm thankful for my house. It provides a roof over my head, and a place I can call my own. It's a place where I can raise my children, for at least this time period in our lives. I could do a lot of complaining about it. I want to fix it here or there, and I want to paint it here or there, but really everywhere. I'm thankful for my home.
When I look in my refrigerator, I could have two thoughts... I wish I had... or, I'm so thankful for what's in there. Regardless of the fact that it seems a bit empty sometimes, I'm getting creative in coming up with a way to redo leftovers, and I'm taking advantage of everything that's in my fridge. I love that we've been blessed with food. A wonderful gentleman from our church is constantly giving us a variety of vegetables and odd looking fruits foreign to us, but from his garden. Some, our family loves to eat. Others, were not so tasty, but they supplied vitamins and a chance for us to experience new things. So, I'm thankful for the opportunity to try these things, like them or not.
I'm grateful for the small things. I'm thankful for finding the long lost sock when I sweep under the couch, and I give praise to Jesus everytime I do. I'm thankful for every drop of laundry soap I'm able to squeeze out of the bottle. I'm thankful for the pennies and dimes (and occasional dollar bills) I find in pants pockets I wore a couple seasons ago. I'm thankful I'm losing weight to fit into clothes I wore BEFORE I got pregnant. I'm thankful for the friends who are willing to hold my baby while I attend to another child.
Most of all, I realize how blessed I am with a great family. I have a fabulous husband whom I've come to respect at a whole new level in the last year and a half. He's spoken grace, love, and wisdom into my life and I'm so apprecitative of this. He's my best friend, my husband, my children's father, and my pastor, and though many roles he plays, he's done each of them well. I have four wonderful children, of whom are the most precious gifts. I'm so thankful for them. They have brought so much life into our home. Big Boy, Princess Boo, Little boy, and Baby boy have been such an asset to our life. God has given us these beautiful gifts and we have such a privilege as we raise them up, also in learning to be thankful. In what we have and what we don't have, we are learning to give God our thanks for all of our blessings.