My life which I am truly thankful for!

I know, it is November, what great reminder to us to reflect on what we are thankful for. Facebook is being lit right up with several of my friends writing from day to day, listing what they are grateful for. There are 30 days in November and I decided to write my thankfulness into a blog. 

Day 1- I am thankful for Jesus for dying on the cross and shedding His blood so that we may have eternal life with Him forever. 

Day 2- I am forever thankful for my husband, and the opportunities that we have had, what we have survived, and conquered the hardships in our marriage. That we are more in love now then we were when we first got married. What a blessing that God did for the both of us. 

Day 3- I am thankful for our wonderful daughter and first born, Alex. We have an amazingly funny beautiful Christian daughter, that we are so very proud of. I love saying that I am her mom. We have a great relationship we laugh and tease each other all the time. I am so very thankful for the time we spend together. 

Day 4- I am thankful for a handsome son and our last born, Austin. He is witty, funny and outgoing. He is a gift also from God as he is a Christian young man too. His love for music is his gift, and a great connection with me also. We are proud to call him our son and very thankful for him and our relationship we have. 

Day 5- I am thankful for my son in law, Joshua. He is handsome, quiet, hard working. And the love of my daughters heart. He is a Christian young man that I am very proud of. I am thankful that my daughter married this special young man. We have a great relationship and communicate very well another thing I am thankful for. 

Day 6- I am so thankful for my salvation. I was saved when I was 29 yrs old. I am so grateful for what God has done in my life. You saved me from myself and from the worlds ways!! Thank you Lord for not giving up on me!! I can't imagine life without you!!!!

Day 7- I am thankful for my family. My mom and my siblings. I know we haven't always been able to see eye to eye, but I love them. They will always be close to my heart. I am thankful for each and every one of them. Thankful for the time we get to spend together. 

Day 8- I am thankful for my extended family, my in laws. They welcomed me not as their daughter in law or sister in law, but as their daughter and sister.  They have loved, guided me and taught me many things since we have been married.  I am so thankful for our relationship because I know that others have a very difficult relationship with their in laws. But that is not the case for me. I am blessed. 

Day 9-I am thankful for Brads grandparents Dalton and Gladys. They are no longer here with us but I will be forever thankful for the time that I was able to spend with them. The unconditional love that they showed me, I will be forever grateful. But most importantly I'm thankful for them showing me about Jesus and praying for me and my family. 

Day 10-  I am thankful for my health!! After I lost my dad of cancer I have a different outlook on my health. I consider myself pretty healthy, and I know that comes from God. I haven't had any life threatening health issues. That to me is a great gift that I treasure and hold dear to my heart. 

Day 11- I am thankful for our youth group. I have an opportunity to work with our youth group at our church and I am so thankful. They are a joy to see weekly, and I love spending time with them and they have captured my heart. Thanking God all the time for putting them in my path of life. 

Day 12- I am thankful for my friends. The Lord has placed a lot of people in my life, and I am forever thankful for the ones that I hold dear to my heart. You have been there for me in some of my hardest times of my life. You know who you are... you are a gift sent from God! 

Day 13- I am thankful for my animals, our two horses, that one was a gift from God (there's a story there ask me sometime) and two mules along with two dogs. A German Shepherd, named Aspen, and a Blue Heeler, named Georgia. We have been blessed with some wonderful animals with some fun personalities. They are special gifts that God has given us that I do not take for granted. 

Day 14- I am thankful for trials in my life. I know that they are not joyful to go through but I do know Gods promise and he says "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you." Hebrews 13:5. Everything that I have ever gone through God has brought something good from it. I am just thankful that I am loved and that I will never be alone. Gods promise!! 

Day 15- I am thanking for Christian music! The artists have a calling and they have blessed thousands of individuals with their ministry of singing great worship songs. I love music, and to me it's just another gift from God that keeps my heart close to him. 

Day 16- I am thankful to have a house to live in. I have always said my HOME is where my family is. It's not the house I live in, or the city, or state. Don't get me wrong I like my house that we live in now, we are really enjoying it. But, it wouldn't be my home if it wasn't filled with love every day. If something happened to this house, well it is a building a structure that can be replaced. That is what God taught me. This is just my temporary home for us to enjoy while we are here on earth. 

Day 17- I am thankful for the sunset. The sunset is a closing of a long day. Maybe a day that I was ready for it to be over. A day I wish I could have done things different. But know it's too late. A day that I will learn from and try not to repeat the same mistakes. A day I will reflect how beautiful the sky looks as the sun sets. A day that gives hope for a better tomorrow. 

Day 18 I am thankful for the sunrise. The sunrise to me is a start of a new day. A day to be refreshed especially if I had a bad day the day before. The sunrise is beautiful and usually a different color everyday. A day to reflect Gods beauty and to remind me it's a new day and to tell me not to dwell on what happened in the past but to move to the future to start again, a new beginning. Thankful for you Lord!!

Day 19- I am thankful for my five senses. I am thankful to hear the different sounds everyday. The sound of my husband telling me he loves me or the sound of his laughter. I am thankful to hear the rain hitting the window. I love the sound of the waves crashing on the shore of a beach. Thankful to hear my kids voice. The sound of leaves under my horse’s hooves as we ride through the woods. What an amazing gift that I would never take for granted. 

Day 20-  I am thankful for my eye sight. Even though I wear glasses. I am so thankful I can see with them, that I get to enjoy color and the wonders that God has created. I have done some traveling and have been able to see the landscape like rock formations, mountains and lakes and I am in awe and so thankful I have the opportunity to see so much of what God has created. 

Day 21- I am thankful to be able to touch. What amazing feeling it is to feel different textures. Such as material and wood to grass and water. I enjoying touching my horse and feeling their hair. I know that seems simple but to me it's another gift. 

Day 22- I am thankful for the ability to taste. It is amazing how our taste buds work. Another simple but joyful gift God gave us to enjoy. I really enjoy tasting and trying new things. 

Day 23- I am thankful for the gift to smell. It is amazing what I enjoy smelling. The fall time of the year is one of my favorite, the leaves, pine trees, the rain. But then there's my favorite cologne that my husband wears. To smell baby powder on a new baby. Thank you Lord for the gift to smell and I  truly enjoy it. 

Day 24- I am thankful for winter. I truly enjoy the beauty that white stuff brings. A fresh snow fall is absolutely beautiful in the morning and riding in the woods on horseback with a fresh blanket of snow brings calmness to your soul. 

Day 25-  I am thankful for my talents you have given me. One is the gift to communicate. I thank you Lord for that. You have given me patience and awareness when someone needs to talk. You have given me wisdom and the right words at the right time. 

Day 26-  I am thankful for living in a little town. It's comforting and I enjoy not living in a rat race that a big city would bring. I am thankful for the smaller community. 

Day 27-  I am thankful to have a job and that my husband has one too. This is something I would not take for granted. We work in a family business and I am thankful we get along and work well together. It truly is a gift if a family can work together. 

Day 28-  I am thankful for our military. Their service to our country so that we may live in freedom. I am thankful for our Christian leaders that want to support our nation that was founded by our God and our founding fathers that supported our nation under God. 

Day 29-  I am thankful to have the Holy Bible. Gods word his road map to life. I am thankful to have the freedom to be able to pronounce my Christianity. To be able to read his word openly and live my life through God. Thank you Lord for giving us your word to guide and direct us in a falling world. 

Day 30- I am thankful to my aunt who lead me the Lord she walked me through the prayer of salvation. I am ever so grateful to her for listening to Gods voice one night. I am also thankful to the people who was there for me and helped me walk this new path of salvation. You know who you are and so does God. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

This is my long November blog. Thirty days of great thanksgiving. One though I felt needed to be written. One that I don't think we reflect on enough. Maybe in November but do we reflect on this much thanksgiving all year through? Sometimes I wonder. Let me ask then what are you thankful for? 

I can tell you what God says, "Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." Thessalonians 5:16-18