Hello Friends! I have been doing the days of Thanksgiving thing where every morning I post one thing in my status on facebook of what I am thankful for! I like this, I like this so much I don't think we should just do it during Thanksgiving! Every day your eye's open, you should be thankful and you should give thanks! There is thanks to be given for everything in your life! Sure there are times when you feel like the world is crashing down around your ears but you know what that doesn't mean that you have the right to stop being thankful! So I'm writing a note to remind myself and I suggest that you guys to that to, so when a day comes and everything seems to be going every which way but right you can pull out that note and remind yourself there is so much good even in the bad that there are things to be thankful for and this year has been a year for me that has held many things I am thankful for so bare with me this may take some time to get everything down ;-)
First and foremost I am thankful for God's saving grace that even in my darkest of day's he was always there and he never turned his back on me when I had turned my back on him. I am thankful for the forgiveness that he gives me. I am thankful for the blood Jesus shed for me and for each and everyone who will only accept him as their savior. I am thankful that I open my eyes every morning, there have been quite a few times in my life where my life was spared and I am thankful that I am still here even if it means I have a few bad days every now and again because I get to be with my loved ones here. I am thankful for my parents who have loved me when I was unlovable, who never gave up on me on me. I'm thankful for a daddy that loved his little girl and never made me feel that I should have been something I wasn't. I am thankful for a mama that risked it all for me and still would. I am thankful for my grandma and grandpa Widener who showed me nothing but love, who also showed us what real love looked like 60 + years of marriage before grandpa left his earthly home to go be with God in heaven only to be followed by grandma a year later. I am thankful for my granny who is still here, who I'd spend a lot of Saturday nights with growing up I remember watching Golden Girls with her, Hee Haw, listening to the radio and swinging on her front porch, painting her nails and fixing her hair. I am thankful she is still here even if her memory isn't like it use to be, she forgets a lot but she's still here! I am thankful for my Papa, he left this earth when I was 16, some wouldn't understand why I'm thankful for him cause he wasn't a good man he hurt my feelings a lot but he had his moments and he was my first big lesson in forgiveness and I am thankful for that lesson and I have forgiven him for all the bad things he said to me when I was a child I understand him now and know how he grew up. I am thankful for my children without them I don't know what I'd do they drive me crazy sometimes but they are the loves of my life, they are the ones that I would risk everything for life and limb. I love their smiles, their laughter, their hugs and kisses and I am thankful for all that. I am thankful that Katie graduated this year, got her first job and is going to start college soon. I am thankful that she and I have gotten closer at least I feel like we have. I am thankful that Annie is starting to be more responsible and helping out more. I am thankful that she gave her heart to God at camp this past summer. I am thankful that Matthew seems to be doing better in school this year, I am just thankful for his birth because he saved me (don't get me wrong I am very thankful for each birth of my children) had he not been born I wouldn't have known about the per-cancerous cells and who knows where I'd be now had he not been born. I am thankful that Noah is growing up to be a loving little boy, that he is doing fabulous in school and that he enjoys school! I am thankful that Abigail loves school and is learning so quickly. I am thankful for her words of wisdom and her silliness that makes us all smile!I am thankful for all my children have taught me, you know when your expecting a baby and when that baby is first born you think wow I have a lot I am going to have to teach this little one but after all is said and done, I think they have taught me far more and for that I am thankful for as well. I am thankful for all of my family members. I am thankful for my husband and his ability to provide for us, I am thankful for the glimpse ever so often of the man I fell in love with, our marriage is far far from perfect in fact lately it's been rough and who know where this will all go but I am thankful for the good times we've had together. I am thankful for finishing my Bachelors degree and getting started on my Masters degree! I am thankful that our family has found such a wonderful church family! They are a lot of wonderful people in our church and I am thankful for each one of them. I am thankful for my wonderful friends! Friends who don't judge me, friends who lift me up when I need them to, who cry with me, who feel my struggles friends who just understand! Friends who prayed for me when I couldn't pray for myself, friends who showed me God's love in them! Friends who helped me find my way back, friends who wont let me slip too far inside my shell as I tend to try to do when I'm hurt. I am thankful for facebook even, yes facebook I am thankful for facebook because I have reconnected with some special people from my past who I loved as a little girl, who taught me so much growing up who showed me God's love too through them. People who will always always have a place in my heart because of them I am a better person. I am thankful for eyes that see the faces of my loved ones, and all of God's many wonders, I am thankful for ears to hear the voices of the ones I love the most, music, and all of the other wonderful sounds. I am thankful for the ability to walk and do for myself and for arms that I can hug my babies with and tuck them in and comfort them with when they need me. I am thankful for my voice so that I can communicate with others and so that I can tell the ones I love that I love them it might not be a great singing voice lol but yes I can sing if I want (in the privacy of my own home or car lol)! I am thankful for my ex husband(don't have a heart attack) without him I wouldn't have my three oldest I am also thankful for our bad times cause they made me stronger and made me realize what I will not tolerate from another man. I am thankful for each and every person who has crossed my path and belittled me, told me I wouldn't make it, told me I wasn't good enough, made fun of me and made me feel I was less than nothing...because you made me all that more determined to rise up and rise above, you made me stronger, you made me more understanding and more compassionate when it comes to others! I am thankful for the good and the bad because it's true what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. I am thankful for our home and the shelter it provides for me and my family because I know there are others who don't have a place to lay their head a night. I am thankful for the food we have in our shelves, and fridge because I can feed my family. I am thankful that I have transportation, and for the clothes on our backs as well. So many things in life to be thankful for yes everyday we should focus on the positives in life and try to turn the negatives into positives when we can.God gives us so much to be thankful forI hope that I never become ungrateful, I may not be rich when it comes to money but I am richly blessed with many many things that mean far more than any lump sum of cash.
First and foremost I am thankful for God's saving grace that even in my darkest of day's he was always there and he never turned his back on me when I had turned my back on him. I am thankful for the forgiveness that he gives me. I am thankful for the blood Jesus shed for me and for each and everyone who will only accept him as their savior. I am thankful that I open my eyes every morning, there have been quite a few times in my life where my life was spared and I am thankful that I am still here even if it means I have a few bad days every now and again because I get to be with my loved ones here. I am thankful for my parents who have loved me when I was unlovable, who never gave up on me on me. I'm thankful for a daddy that loved his little girl and never made me feel that I should have been something I wasn't. I am thankful for a mama that risked it all for me and still would. I am thankful for my grandma and grandpa Widener who showed me nothing but love, who also showed us what real love looked like 60 + years of marriage before grandpa left his earthly home to go be with God in heaven only to be followed by grandma a year later. I am thankful for my granny who is still here, who I'd spend a lot of Saturday nights with growing up I remember watching Golden Girls with her, Hee Haw, listening to the radio and swinging on her front porch, painting her nails and fixing her hair. I am thankful she is still here even if her memory isn't like it use to be, she forgets a lot but she's still here! I am thankful for my Papa, he left this earth when I was 16, some wouldn't understand why I'm thankful for him cause he wasn't a good man he hurt my feelings a lot but he had his moments and he was my first big lesson in forgiveness and I am thankful for that lesson and I have forgiven him for all the bad things he said to me when I was a child I understand him now and know how he grew up. I am thankful for my children without them I don't know what I'd do they drive me crazy sometimes but they are the loves of my life, they are the ones that I would risk everything for life and limb. I love their smiles, their laughter, their hugs and kisses and I am thankful for all that. I am thankful that Katie graduated this year, got her first job and is going to start college soon. I am thankful that she and I have gotten closer at least I feel like we have. I am thankful that Annie is starting to be more responsible and helping out more. I am thankful that she gave her heart to God at camp this past summer. I am thankful that Matthew seems to be doing better in school this year, I am just thankful for his birth because he saved me (don't get me wrong I am very thankful for each birth of my children) had he not been born I wouldn't have known about the per-cancerous cells and who knows where I'd be now had he not been born. I am thankful that Noah is growing up to be a loving little boy, that he is doing fabulous in school and that he enjoys school! I am thankful that Abigail loves school and is learning so quickly. I am thankful for her words of wisdom and her silliness that makes us all smile!I am thankful for all my children have taught me, you know when your expecting a baby and when that baby is first born you think wow I have a lot I am going to have to teach this little one but after all is said and done, I think they have taught me far more and for that I am thankful for as well. I am thankful for all of my family members. I am thankful for my husband and his ability to provide for us, I am thankful for the glimpse ever so often of the man I fell in love with, our marriage is far far from perfect in fact lately it's been rough and who know where this will all go but I am thankful for the good times we've had together. I am thankful for finishing my Bachelors degree and getting started on my Masters degree! I am thankful that our family has found such a wonderful church family! They are a lot of wonderful people in our church and I am thankful for each one of them. I am thankful for my wonderful friends! Friends who don't judge me, friends who lift me up when I need them to, who cry with me, who feel my struggles friends who just understand! Friends who prayed for me when I couldn't pray for myself, friends who showed me God's love in them! Friends who helped me find my way back, friends who wont let me slip too far inside my shell as I tend to try to do when I'm hurt. I am thankful for facebook even, yes facebook I am thankful for facebook because I have reconnected with some special people from my past who I loved as a little girl, who taught me so much growing up who showed me God's love too through them. People who will always always have a place in my heart because of them I am a better person. I am thankful for eyes that see the faces of my loved ones, and all of God's many wonders, I am thankful for ears to hear the voices of the ones I love the most, music, and all of the other wonderful sounds. I am thankful for the ability to walk and do for myself and for arms that I can hug my babies with and tuck them in and comfort them with when they need me. I am thankful for my voice so that I can communicate with others and so that I can tell the ones I love that I love them it might not be a great singing voice lol but yes I can sing if I want (in the privacy of my own home or car lol)! I am thankful for my ex husband(don't have a heart attack) without him I wouldn't have my three oldest I am also thankful for our bad times cause they made me stronger and made me realize what I will not tolerate from another man. I am thankful for each and every person who has crossed my path and belittled me, told me I wouldn't make it, told me I wasn't good enough, made fun of me and made me feel I was less than nothing...because you made me all that more determined to rise up and rise above, you made me stronger, you made me more understanding and more compassionate when it comes to others! I am thankful for the good and the bad because it's true what doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. I am thankful for our home and the shelter it provides for me and my family because I know there are others who don't have a place to lay their head a night. I am thankful for the food we have in our shelves, and fridge because I can feed my family. I am thankful that I have transportation, and for the clothes on our backs as well. So many things in life to be thankful for yes everyday we should focus on the positives in life and try to turn the negatives into positives when we can.God gives us so much to be thankful forI hope that I never become ungrateful, I may not be rich when it comes to money but I am richly blessed with many many things that mean far more than any lump sum of cash.
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