I am Thankful For..........

Thanksgiving is the day after tomorrow. so I have been thinking about my blessings and what I am truly thankful for in my life. I could never begin to list everything I am thankful for, but I would like to mention some of the things that are near and tender to my heart.

First of all I am thankful for my sweet husband who has a special place in Heaven for putting up with me, and all my baggage for the past 21 years. He raised my boys, and became the best thing in our lives. We are not only husband and wife, but we are best friends. He is the calm in my storm.

I am thankful for the two most treasured gifts given to me by Heavenly Father – my two sons. I am thankful for the memory of their childhood. I am thankful for Josh’s kind, compassionate, generous heart. I am thankful for his loyalty and his love for his family. I am thankful for the laughter he brings me every day. He has the gift of humor that keeps the laughter in our home. I am thankful he is my friend.

I have always been thankful for Jesse’s calm, quiet demeanor, and for his sweetness. He has a lot of Billy’s qualities – a calm in a storm. I am thankful for the memories I have of the million Scrabble games he played with me, for the baseball games where I was his biggest fan. I am thankful for his character, and the conviction he has to his values. I am thankful he is my friend.

I am thankful for my daughter-in-law Stephanie. I am thankful for the love she has for my son. I am thankful she has become a part of our family, and I am thankful she, also, is my friend.

I am thankful for two sweet twin grand girls who are a gift from Heaven. I love them so much, and am thankful to finally be a grandma.

I am thankful for my mom – for the one person I can always call and never worry if I am bothering her. I am thankful she married John who has been one of the biggest blessing we all have ever been given. I am thankful that I know there is one place I can go to feel safe – Mom and John’s house – no matter where that may be. (I do miss the old couch though)

I am thankful for my faith. I am thankful that I know I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father, and that He is aware of me and my challenges. I am thankful that this faith surrounds me with people who are instruments in the hands of God, and that no matter what I always have a friend to turn to in time of need. I am thankful that this faith has helped charter my course in life by providing me with good values and morals to live by.

This is only a part of my “thankful for” list, but it is the most important part.
I am very blessed.