- I am thankful for my husband. He loves the Lord and takes his responsibilities as provider of our family very seriously. He loves our children with immeasurable love and is not afraid to show it. He teaches them how to love the Lord. He sacrifices himself daily for his family.
- I am thankful for my children. They bring me joy almost every minute I am around them. They, too, love the Lord and want to do what is pleasing to Him. They are caring, kind and compassionate children with a great sense of humor. They honor the Lord in their school work and with their attitudes toward school.
- I am thankful for my home. Though it seems small at times, I feel blessed to be so close to everyone in the house. No chance of losing anyone here! It is warm and cozy and within our means.
- I am thankful for my Savior. He knows me in and out. He has blessed me with home, family and food on the table. He has sacrificed himself so that I may live. He hears and answers all of my prayers, he provides for me. He gently reprimands me when I misstep. He wraps me in his arms of grace when I am down and restores me to complete.
- In these rough economic times, he has flooded our doorstep with work. My husband and I have just praised and praised the Lord for his goodness over the past few weeks. I am not sure how long this busy streak will last, but today I am very thankful.
- I am thankful for our service men and women. They sacrifice their lives, spend huge amounts of time away from their families and lay everything on the line to protect my freedom and defend my country.
- I am thankful for the spouses and children of our service men and women who are separated during deployment. For the extra slack they pick up when a loved one has been called away. For the strength and stability they show on the home front and for faithfully keeping the "home fires burning."
- For the parents who faithfully bring their children before the Lord and train him in his ways
- I am thankful for the Christian school my children attend. For the caring and dedicated staff who pray over my children. For the love that is shown to them daily
- I am thankful for the tough times, for the sickness. I am reminded to be thankful for the days when we are all healthy and prosperous, for everything can change in an instant.
- I am thankful for vivid memories. They are sure helpful when losing a loved one. I am thankful for the assurance of heaven for those who have a relationship with the Lord.
- I am thankful for snow days, Christmas Vacation and time spent with my family.
- I am thankful for stores that are busy and full of pretty much whatever I need, for I know that is not the case in other countries.
Today I am very thankful. My prayer is that the Lord would keep me ever mindful of His blessing and that I would approach him with a heart of thanksgiving for the great things He hath done.
5 comments:
AMEN!
Destini-I was really blessed by this post. We often forget to be thankful for the things that are "always" there, like our kids, spouses, homes, jobs...until we lose one of them. Thanks for reminding me to enjoy and appreciate all that I have, even when it feels like not much all. Because even then, it's so much more than I deserve.
Beautiful! I'm so glad to hear the work is coming in!
I hope you haven't just recently lost someone dear. I am thankful for memories too. I've discovered that one of the things that makes Christmas for me is baking, and that's because my mom always made beautiful cookies. It's truly a joy to hand that tradition down to another generation.
You are blessed, and you are a blessing, Destini!
what a beautiful list and a reminder of just how blessed we really are...
thank you for causing me to pnder my own list tonight.
Welcome back, dear friend! you were definitely missed these past weeks! What a beautiful list of thanksgiving. As always when you read through someone elses list you begin to formulate your own. Blessings to you and your family throughout the Christmas season; and praises that you have work because that is truly a HUGE blessing around here!
Thanks for letting me know, Destini. It's hard to let a generation go--means we have to rise closer to the top, and really, who is ever ready for that? By God's grace...
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