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30 Days of Thankfulness

I'm a little late getting started on this one, but I saw several people doing this on Facebook, and thought it was a wonderful idea for November. I'm not going to start a new post every day, but will try to log in and update this post daily.

Day 1 - Our Health - Sure we all have minor issues, but Jason and I, and all three kiddos are SUPER blessed in the health department. For this I am very thankful.


Day 2 - Our Salvation - Psalm 100:4 - Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.


Day 3 - My job - I'm so thankful to have had a flexible job for the past 4 years that allows me to put my family first, while I contribute financially to help meet our financial obligations. Sometimes, I even enjoy it! ;-)


Day 4 - My boys - All four of them. They are seriously the cause of my gray hair (age has NOTHING to do with it), but I love them to pieces.


Day 5 - Road Trips - These have been few and far between, but on Friday we all piled in the car to go to Kentucky with daddy. It was mostly chaos, but we got a new portable DVD player and saw the Biggest Park in the WORLD! The kids talk about trips like these forever. A break from the every day is much appreciated.


Day 6 - HOME - After said road trips, and every day. I am so thankful for our home. Its usually a mess, but its home.


Day 7 - Friends - I am blessed with some really great friends. I have a few long time friends that have been with me through thick and thin, but have gained many new friends through work and church that constantly make me laugh and keep me going.


Days 8 - 18 - The unexpected - Life would be so boring if everything went as planned. Sometimes this drives me crazy because I'm a planner at heart. I've learned that I enjoy the planning process, even if things don't go the way I've planned. So, I keep on planning, and life keeps on changing my plans. For example - I was going to update this post daily, but somehow managed to miss 10 days in a row!

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