Thanksgiving

Almost a year since I've posted a blog update...I felt like Thanksgiving would be a good time to post what I am thankful for in my life.

First, I am thankful for God's grace!  I am thankful for Jesus and His death and resurrection.  I am thankful that He has saved me, redeemed me, given me hope and a future, loved me, adopted me, forgiven me, the Holy Spirit is in me, and that I can be apart of God's Kingdom eternally, but also here on earth.

I am also thankful for family...all types of family, blood relatives, but I'm also thankful for people who have become part of my family, friends who are life-long, and people that I have met all around the world that I truly value how they have helped shape me and encourage me.  I am thankful that my family is so great and uplifting.  I am thankful that I had the opportunity to grow up in church and learn important life lessons from family members. I am thankful to be able to share Thanksgiving with my family, particularly because my dad is well and that God has healed him from things many times.   I am thankful that I have these people to share my life with, no matter what the season.

I am thankful that I have basic necessities met in my life.  I have food to eat, clean water to drink, a job, clothing, shelter- things that I often take for granted.

I am thankful for this season in my life.  Although school is difficult.  I have help to pay for it.  I have a job where I have great bosses.  I enjoy spending time with the people that work in my department.  I enjoy learning new things and thinking about what I can use them for in the future.

I am thankful that there are things in my life that I can be thankful for and that I am able to recognize that.  I pray that I will never forget that I always have so many things to be thankful for despite any circumstance.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Maybe I'll blog again

I'm in the process of redoing my blog and possibly adding things that are going on in my life...