I thought with Thanksgiving coming up I would just list a FEW of the many things I am thankful for.
1. First and foremost I am thankful for God my Savior! He is the ultimate source of all things that are good and for Him I am so thankful.
2. I am thankful for God's grace. Through his Sons resurrection we were given life through His grace.
3. I am thankful for God unfailing love. I fail Him every single day and it's hard understanding why God loves someone like me but He does-he has a faithful love. He teaches me to love others the way loves me.
4. My amazing, hard working, dedicated, supportive, loyal, and loving husband! He is my better half and I fall more and more in love with him every single day. He is a great father and seeing him with our boys and how much he loves them makes my heart grow every for him every day! He is my best friend. He has a heart of gold and is a wonderful Christian example for our boys. He inspires me, encourages me, and loves me with all his heart. I love that we have spent more than half of our lives with each other.
5. Landry Austin. He is a fun, outgoing, life loving, active, and full of energy. He makes me smile every single day. He has such a sweet strong spirit about him...very strong but very sweet as well. He makes me happy and melts my heart when he wraps those sweet arms around my neck and says "i wuv you mommy." He is very observent and loves to give compliments.
6. Lochlan William. He smiles more than any baby I know, he loves his brother and thinks he hung the moon and I pray they always have a good relationship with each other! He is a big teddy bear and I love it when he lays his head on my shoulder and nestles into me. Ahhh bliss!
7. My awesome family. I am so blessed to come from a good close knit family that makes up excuses just to get together to hang out. My mom and dad are so loving and sacrificed so much for me and my education. They were always my number one fan. They are wonderful Christian examples and brought me up in a loving Christian home. I don't know what I would have done throughout my life without my sister. She was my best friend growing up and nothing has changed-she is still one of my best friends. She taught me and showed me that it was "cool" to be a Christain. I looked up to her then but I still look up to her now. She is such a good, loving, caring, Christian mother. I am thankful for Nathan(her husband) and the Christain leader he is in their home and in the community. I am thankful for their sweet baby girl Leiley who brightens my day with her sweet smile and scrunched up nose noises she does when she sees me. My Granny is the rock in my family. She is the glue. I love that she can turn a normal conversation into a spiritual one. She always has a sermon ready to pull out of her pocket at any moment about any topic-she has wisdom and she has faith. My aunt and uncle are like my second parents and my cousins are like my brothers. So blessed to be so close to them and still have them be an active part in my life.
8. My mother and father-in-law. It's rare these days to have a good relationship with in-laws...but I can honestly say I do! They are awesome and accepted me into their family-flaws and all! They treat me as if I were their own naturally born daughter. The loved and raised an incredible son who I got to marry. They love my boys and and are eager and willing to keep them anytime we ask so that Austin and I can still have dates. They are wonderful Christian examples and I thank God for them. I am also blessed that I gained the second sister that I always wanted growing up with Martha my sister in law. Having kids close to the same age has brought us closer together than I ever thought possible since she lives in Wisconsin, but I am so thankful for her and our friendship. She is such a good, loving, patient Christian mother and I look up to her more than she will ever know. I am thankful for her husband(Chris) and the Christian example leader he is in their home and at church. I am thankful for their three precious kids! Nora Ann has such a happy spirit, Wyatt is such a compassionate little boy and Eliza Ruth can brighten your day with a single smile. Oh what I wouldn't give for them to live closer so Landry and Lochlan could grow up being close to them like I was to my cousins!! Grandma is the glue and rock to this side of the family. She is a strong faithful Christian who has such a sweet, kind, loving spirit about her. She volunteers so much time to her community and church. Wish so bad she lived closer so we got to see her more!
9. My friends. I love that I have lots of good friends that get me and I get them. It also helps that we have children around the same age to bounce frustrations, questions and "is this normal" ideas with each other. I love that they are all Christians and that we share the same beliefs, faith, and that sometimes we laugh together and sometimes we cry.
