It's that time of year again! Time for family, good friends, and awesome food! The smell of freshly baked Pumpkin and Apple pies, Turkey cooking in the oven, and Yams cooking on the stove! A time we all come together to hear children laughing and playing about, to tell our loved ones of our appreciation for them, to show our friends that they are more than friends, they are family! A time to count the many things we have to be thankful for.
Have you stopped and thought about the many things YOU have to be grateful for? The things that have happened that make you stop in your tracks and say Thank you, sometimes over and over again. The things that make you take notice of the friend you have in others, or the love you have for your family. What about those things that remind you that your Lord is always doing his work in your life? Sometimes we do not stop to take notice or to give thanks for the things that prevail in our lives at that particular moment. Now is the time!
This year I have found that I have many things to be grateful for. Things that have not only prevailed this year alone, but also in the years past as well. Many of which I have taken for granted and not realized how grateful I should have been.
This year alone, I have faced many different challenges. Challenges which have made me realize that I can not face my future alone and be able to maintain any kind of courage or sanity. These challenges have put me back in the hands of my Lord. I am Thankful for finding him and for finding the faith that allows me to know whole heartedly that he will take care of me throughout my life and the many trials which I am faced with. I am thankful that My Lord loves me unconditionally and that no matter how far I ever stray from him, he will always be there waiting for me to come back, and that He will always graciously accept me when I do. I am grateful for the love He gives!
Throughout my life, I have put my parents through pure hell. Through it all, they have loved me unconditionally, taken care of me when I couldn't take care of myself, showed me right from wrong, protected me with everything they had, provided for me, gave me the best and the most loving parents one could ever ask for, and gave me an awesome life. I am thankful for the parents I have and for the unconditional love they have always given. I know I do not always show it or tell it, but my heart and soul feels it throughout each and every day, my mind thinks of them throughout each and every day, and my memories remind me of their love through each and every day. They are forever my heart and my soul.
I am thankful for my children. For the unconditional love I found through the birth of each and every one of them. I am thankful for the unconditional love they have given me throughout each and every day of their lives and through the trials that I put them through. I. am thankful that no matter the circumstances surrounding my children and I, they continue to love me and I continue to love them. I am thankful the Good Lord blessed me with these children as I could not imagine my life without them or the love they give.
I am thankful for the man I married and have devoted my life to loving. He brings me joy, peace, comfort, and a new feeling of love. I am blessed with a man who is loving, patient, understanding, and devoted to his family. I could not imagine my life without him or the love he so graciously gives.
I am thankful for all of my family who has been there for me, put up with all my crap, and has loved me and supported me through it all. I am truly blessed with wonderful brother's and sister's, aunt's and uncle's, niece's and nephew's, Grandma's and Grandpa's, and all of my cousins. I am thankful for each and every one of them and the love they have to give!
I am thankful for my friend's who are both near and far, and for my friends who have come and gone. For their ears that listen to all my problems, and their hearts that are so patient as to put up with me throughout the year's, or even for a short time. I am thankful for the joy, the laughter, the love, and the tears that I have shared with each one of them.
Overall, I am thankful for the 37 years of life the Lord has blessed me with! For all the hard lessons learned, for the many joys, for the many people in it, and for the love that I have ben blessed to give and to receive. I am thankful for everything this life has given me, and for everything it has to offer.
Thank you Lord for the life and the Love You have so graciously given me and Blessed me with!
