All the Things I'm Thankful For

I have so many things that I am thankful for I decided to just put them in a numbered list. So here they are:

 

1. First and foremost I'm thankful to have Christ in my life. I have been blessed in so many ways. I'm so grateful to him for all he's blessed me with!

2. I am thankful for my family (blood, non-blood and all). I've been blessed with so many wonderful people in my life. I love each and everyone of you more than you could ever imagine.

3. Thankful for my church family.

4. My husband - I have a great husband. He's been so supportive in me following my dream and returning to school to pursue photography.

5. The 3 sweet little faces you see below. They put a smile on my face every single day, and they can make a horrible day turn into the best day.

6. My friends old & new.

7. For fresh from the garden vegetables from a friend this year that have helped to make my Turkey Day side dishes.

8. For my yard man - yes, he deserves to get some praise because he kept my grass looking great all summer long!

9. For my husband's job and my upcoming job - jobs are so hard to come by and so many people are being laid off these days we are blessed to have the jobs we have!

10. For my kitty cat - he's always there when I need a friend ;)

11. For a roof over my head, clothes on my back, and food in my tummy.

 

I hope everyone has the best Thanksgiving ever.

 

Below are my latest photos of my sweet babies. Memphis was feeling under the weather so we will have to try again with him soon.

 

 

 

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

" I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made" -  Psalm 139:14

For those of you seriously close to me, you know that I have been dealing with ALOT of crazy things lately. I've been fighitng an emotional war that has left me exhausted and stressed and most of the time feeling confused, unappreciated and defeated.

Many times, I have wanted to throw my hands in the air and give up. However, my husband and a couple of other super supportive people have kept me on my feet - pushing me, encouraging me, loving me, holding me tight and not letting me loose hold of what little fight I have in me.

This morning, I attended church as usual. This morning, it came full circle from a powerful messsage that came from Psalms 139.

Before I ever took my first breath in this crazy mixed up world, God knew my life already. He knew day by day minute by minute the struggles I would potentially face. He knew my triumphs, my joys, my moments of darkness and loneliness. He knows the countless hours I've spent totally alone and the thoughts that were there with me and it made me realize... if God knows all of this, then he knows what lies ahead and he knows the peace that is coming so it's time I let it go and let God take care of it.

I don't know what the future holds or what the outcome will be. I feel certain my life is slowly changing for the better. I've been trememndously happy at times in the recent months. Happier than I've been in a really really long time. All I can do at this point is let go. Let go of the pain, let go of the hurt, the cold heartedness from others, the jealousy, the painful words, the tears that have been shed. It's time I let go and hand it to God. He's got my back in this and I know he will see me through to the other side.