7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 1 - Family

I am thankful for my Family. There's really not too much more to be said...where would be be without Family. I especially love the way mine can laugh and laugh at anything. There is never a dull moment there. Husby's side of the Family is great too...the way they are the "drop-everything" and help kind!

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with Family."
-Anthony Brandt

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 2 - Friends

Today I am thankful for my Friends. My girls who make me laugh, make me cry. The ones I dream my dreams with. I am thankful for the new friends I am making, through Church, Work, and our Small Group.

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin

What are you thankful for today?

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 3 - Church

Today I am thankful for my Church.

Growing up in Church with a Pastor as your Father can be tough at times. You see the downside, the business side of things sometimes...but then you also hear all the stories. Stories of how your Church has helped a Family in need. I have seen many times where our Church has helped  my Family when in need. I am proud of where our Church has come from, our roots that have made us who we are today. I am so excited to see where God is going to take our Church in the coming years.

Thankful to God for this Church home we have been given.

What are you thankful for today?

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 4 - Health

Today I am thankful for my health; and the health of those around me. We may not be getting pregnant in our time, but I am thankful that we haven't been told that we can't carry a baby. It's hard many days but we have to strive to find the positive.

I am thankful for the health of my Husband, and his Family, my Family, my Friends and their children.

God has truly taken care of all of us and brought us through some scary times.

What are you thankful for today?

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 5 - Job

Today, I am thankful for my job(s). In these days when so many are out of work, I am thankful for the position that God granted me at my current company three years ago. It's an amazing company that affords me the ability to pay our bills and to have the time to grow and develop creatively. I have time to create for our Youth Ministry and for myself. I am thankful for their generosity, in finding ways to support us as employees with bonuses when many companies can't.

I am also thankful for my drive and determination to find a job that is just for me. My Photography business is thriving and it's all that I could have ever imagined. I am thankful for my creativity and my energy and my talents, all from God. I can't wait to see where this business venture takes me!

What are you thankful for today?

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 6 - Husband

 

Today, I am oh so thankful for my Husband. God has truly blessed me with a strong and faithful Man of God and a wonderful helpmate. He is my best friend. And many days he is my backbone,  my push to be a better person. He is my silly buddy when we need a laugh, my shoulder to cry on during a trial and my confidant. I have been so happily married to him for almost 8 years and I couldn't ask for anything more in a Husband.

We have had our share of trials and even know going through a growth period and trying to start a Family, I know that at the end of the day I have my Man by my side and God as the center of our relationship. There's not much more that I need.

Thank you baby for being you.

What are you thankful for today?

7 Days of Thankfulness - Day 7 - Faith

First off I have to start by saying...wow. November 17th already!! Well..by the time you read this it will be November 18th. So even more...wow. Are you feeling the urge to Christmas shop yet? Got your Turkey and dressing recipes all ready? Well, at least while you are here...for the next 7 days...take a breather. Stop and remember what you are truly Thankful for.

One of my favorite Family Traditions is each year at Thanksgiving we share our Blessings and Thankfulness on a small 3x5 card, and each of us reads it outloud and we keep each years cards in a "Blessings" tin. This will be our 4 year I believe doing it...and I love going back to all to other years and seeing what God has done for our families! :)

So this year, I thought it would be a great idea to share with you all what I am Thankful for and possibly spur on a few (albeit brief) moments of thankfulness and moments to just think about all the GOOD!

Today. I am THANKFUL first and foremost for my Faith.

I am thankful that I live in a Country where I have the freedom to worship the way I believe. I am thankful for God and His Son's sacrifice on the cross for me so many years ago. He died that I may live and have eternal life. I am thankful for the strength He gives me on the hard days, the people he has put in my life and the many, many, many blessings I have in my life.
I am thankful for the stretching that our Church is experiencing right now, to learn how to love God with a crazy kind of love...that all the world may see.

Without God, or my Faith I wouldn't have these blessings. I wouldn't have much to be thankful for. Thank you God...for everything you have done for me.

On this 7th day till Thanksgiving, what are you thankful for?