Everybody's doing it....but it's a GOOD thing. :)

I didn't jump on the 30 days of being thankful bandwagon on facebook, but I LOVE that this time of year does make me .STOP. and .THINK. and .RECOGNIZE. all that I have to be thankful for. Because let's be honest... it's REALLY easy to grumble and complain and think of a couple dozen things that are going wrong at any given moment.
So...here's to "everybody's doing it..."

1. I'm thankful that God decided He wanted me to follow Him. He chose me and I'm so glad that I didn't turn away. This whole thankful list probably would be WAY different if it weren't for His grace and mercy.

2. My husband. Especially with the craziness that has gone on with me the last few months. He is strong, supportive, a prayer warrior, and most importantly trusts God. The other day as I was complaining through tears about nothing working that the doctors are trying and asking why?! He calmly said.. It's not God's plan. The words stopped me in my track and I was so thankful for God's promises.

3. Growing up in a family that loved God and practiced His love. ...still thankful for my parents that would do ANYTHING for me and for just about anyone who they come into contact with for that matter. They both have huge servants hearts and truly live "blessing others with what they have been blessed with"
My brother and his wife are amazing examples of loving those around them like Christ loves us. They trust God to provide and live knowing He is faithful. ALWAYS.

4. We have an amazing church family. Everyone cares, prays, and loves. We are blessed to be apart of that family. We get to love on youth and college kids and they bless me each time I'm with them.

5. 5 year olds. They tell me they love me, give me a hug...no matter how grumpy I am toward them. They are SO funny and sometimes make no sense. Today a little boy said, "is it tomorrow?" We went round and round and I left the conversation having NO idea what he was talking about. I ended up saying "Today is Friday, baby." ?? haha I thought something exciting was happening today and his Dad had probably said "tomorrow, such and such will happen" and he was wondering if it was tomorrow yet...but apparently that wasn't it. HAHA. All 17 are sweet blessings to my life.

6. Friendships. Love each and every one of them. I love how God brings people into my life (sometimes only for short seasons) but nonetheless, each friendship is so special and so uniquely designed by God for reasons we sometimes don't know.

I could continue. I'm sitting here thinking about so many things, but if I keep typing you'll stop reading :)

S