My Thanksgiving Blog Post (a little bit late)

Yes, I know I didn't do a Thanksgiving Blog Post for Thanksgiving...thanks for noticing, but since when have I been one to follow rules? So - here goes!

First and foremost I'm thankful for Jesus Christ because of Who He is and what He has done for me:

Psalm 103

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-

3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

That right there is more than enough, isn't it? But there's more! I'm thankful for my husband, Ernie. He has been Jesus to me in human form more times than I can count. I don't know what else to say. He has put up with me and knows me and still loves me...he is my best friend and a fabulous daddy!

I'm thankful for my two precious sons and the joy that they bring. They are energy all the time and keep us on our toes, but I wouldn't trade it for a second! We're also praying about adding a 3rd through the miracle of adoption (don't know boy or girl yet obviously)!! Adoption is fundamental to our Christian faith...we were adopted into Christ's family and are joint heirs with Him and God is our Heavenly Father! I'm thankful for my Christian heritage and for growing up with parents that made sure I was in church and learned scripture! They weren't perfect, but what parents are? I pray that I'm teaching my children Christian principles as my parents did. I'm thankful that I had 30 years with my daddy who touched so many people's lives in his almost 75 years. I'm thankful that I still have my mom. I'm also thankful for my 2 older brothers even though we're not as close as I would like.

I'm thankful for friends...both the Christian friends that keep me accountable and encourage and pray for me and my non-Christian friends that I try to be salt and light to every day.

I'm thankful for our church family and that God has called us into full time ministry. I love being married to a pastor...of course it's not without its challenges, but I wouldn't have it any other way! I only pray that we walk worthy of the calling He has placed on our lives and aren't a stumbling block as we mess up because we're human.

There are so many other things...I've only scratched the surface! Those of you that know me (even some that don't) know that I'm also thankful for the Green Bay Packers and Alabama football (and that we're on our way to a 13th national championship!!!), but I digress. The most important is the first thing mentioned in this post...spend some time in that passage and I would love to talk to you more about it if you have questions. May God bless you and may we be thankful EVERY day and not just once a year!