Thankful Thursday

I know I have said this before but I am just so thankful for my family. So thankful for my husband who is rough around the edges but often times surprises me with his sweetness and gentleness. He makes me laugh more than anyone I know with his crazy sayings or singing. He can make a joke out of almost anything and always finds humor in any situation. How sad to not have laughter in your life.

I really am blessed because I have a husband who loves me and our children and thinks about our needs before his own. He is an extremely hard worker at whatever he does. He doesn't care about what others think, unlike me who sometimes worries too much about what other's think.

I'm thankful for my babies. They are my life and make me a better person and remind me of what's good in this world. Despite other's attempts at being cruel, my babies are what's pure in this world. Their outlook on life is so innocent and I love that. Sometimes I wish I was their age...not having to worry about grown up situations.

I am in no way saying that my life is perfect. No one's life is perfect. There was only one perfect man who walked and lived on this earth, but instead of focusing on what could be negative in my life, I choose to be thankful for the good and the bad. God tells us to be thankful for ALL situations and it's in the bad times (and of course the good), that I want to be drawn closer to Him. God tells us to think on things that are pure and right. He doesn't want us filling our minds with negative thoughts and sometimes things in the past start to creep into my mind and want to discourage me, but I know that my God is bigger than that and it has to be a daily surrendering on my part of those discouraging thoughts that I may have. I'm human and sometimes those thoughts run away, but I have to remind myself Who's in control and Who's burdens are light.

I look at myself and realize how wretched and unworthy I really am, but I am thankful for the forgiveness given to me so that I am able to approach the Throne of Grace and KNOW that I am worthy of His unconditional love and forgiveness.

My life really is blessed because of my heavenly Father. Without Him I would be nothing and have nothing.



What are the blessings in your life?