Thankful

I meant to post this last week for Thanksgiving. However, we are studying thankfulness in my Bible study this week and I realize thanking God should not be a one-time-a-year-thing. I am thankful for so much, including:

- God for creating me and wanting to know me personally
- The gift of salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ
- The promise of heaven
- My sweet husband
- My precious son
- My parents
- Kevin's parents, Leslie, and her family
- Meredith
- Having a relationship with my sister that was so sweet and so special and so close for 25 years
- That Meredith is in heaven with Jesus
- That I get to stay home full-time to be a wife and mom
- Our lovely home
- Cars to drive
- Clothes to wear
- Living in the United States
- Food to eat each day
- The ability to run, exercise, and chase Warner around
- Warner's smile
- Kevin's quality time, love, and devotion as a husband and father
- The change of seasons, snow, fall leaves, all of God's creation
- Christmas music
- Our fireplace in the family room
- Laughter
- Fuzzy socks and cozy pj's
- The Bible
- Memories of Meredith
- My Bible study girls
- Friendships God has blessed me with
- My cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents ... and being close to them
- Health

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Chirst Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18