With Thanksgiving around the corner, I am thinking more about the blessings God has bestowed upon me. 

I am thankful for my wonderful husband.  He is a God fearing man, a father to the fatherless, hard worker, good provider, he loves me and the children and shows it often.  He is a man of integrity and honesty.  I am proud to be his wife.  God has blessed me beyond measure.

I am thankful for my seven children.  They are all beautiful and wonderfully different with unique personalities.  They are all kind children, thoughtful, caring, and compassionate children.  I often wonder how God is going to use them in this world when they are grown.  One day soon, I will write about each of them individually. God has blessed me beyond measure.

I am thankful for my loving parents and sister.  For my mother who is always there to listen.  I am thankful for God pulling my father through so many surgeries.  God has blessed me beyond measure.

I am thankful for my friends near and far.  God has truly blessed me with  amazing friends.  I have many friends that are like minded.  We truly love the Lord and want to be His hands and feet on this earth.  We are passionate about helping the orphaned and feeding the hungry.  So many things in life are insignificant now, and we are focused on our calling on this earth.  Things that will last for eternity.  You know who you are and I love you all, I thank God for your friendship.  God has blessed me beyond measure.

I am thankful God has changed me from the person I used to be.  He has opened my eyes and touched my heart.  I want to live for Him alone.

I am thankful for God taking to me another continent and showing me His heart.  Spending time in orphanages, hugging parentless children and looking into their eyes.  I am privileged  to be a parent to two of these children who were once orphans themselves. 

 I am thankful for my home, food, clothing and God's constant provision.

And most importantly I am grateful for the gift of Jesus Christ, my Lord and my salvation.  He is our hope.  God has blessed me beyond measure.

May you see all that God has blessed you and be reminded of daily of it.  May you take what you have been blessed with and share with others in need.