Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving upon us, I though I'd post a few things I'm thankful for. The boys and I have started a new tradition of saying three things each that we're thankful to God for each night after we pray, Matthew usually just copies Nathan and I, but it's still sweet. Sometimes the answers are silly (thank you for cheese), and sometimes they're very profound (thank you for coming into our hearts), but either way it makes my heart sing to hear my children thanking God.

First and foremost, I am thankful that God sent His son to die for me so that I will one day spend eternity with Him. I am thankful for a wonderful childhood and a loving family that helped me to become the person I am today. I am thankful for my husband and my children and that I am able to do what I believe God put me on this earth to do...be a mother to my boys. I am thankful for a roof over my head, a car to drive and just enough money to live on, sure, I'd take more, but God provides what I need. I am thankful that there is always room for improvement, always things to learn and ways to grow. I am thankful I live in a country where I can express my opinion and speak my mind, and dream as big as the day is long, and of course for the men and women who have and continue to make this possible. I am thankful for my family and in-laws who have turned into friends. I am thankful for my friends who have turned into family. I am thankful to be alive, to be healthy and to be happy. Oh, and I, too, am thankful for cheese.