This year I have so much to be thankful for. At times I think I take it for granted all that I have. We teach our kids to be thankful and thank God for all the blessing we have in our life’s on a daily basis. But so many times as an adult I get too caught up in the day to honestly be thankful and grateful for all that I have. As I sit here getting ready to write this, my mind is flooded with the simple and ordinary things that are so often taken for granted that I am grateful for. And of course I have all the big things, the life changing things that I could not live with out.
I am thankful for my husband. He gets up early (like 3:45AM) every weekday to go to work. He works hard to provide for our family. He wants nothing more to make sure we are all taken care of in every way. I’m thankful that he picks the kids up from school and takes care of them and the house until I get home. I’m thankful that he’s my best friend, that he’s so easy to talk to and I can talk to him about anything. He makes me laugh, usually at the stupidest stuff, but no matter what he always knows how to put a smile on my face. He loves me unconditionally and I love him to the moon and back. These last 2 years have been an amazing blessing to share with him.
I’m thankful for my children, Madilyn, Audrey and Andrew. I’m thankful that I get to be a mom to 3 wonderful kids. I wish I could be more of a mom to Andrew, but I am thankful for the time that we do have together. We’ve been through a lot this past year with the girls and I’m eternally grateful to everyone that played a part in us gaining full custody of the girls. I’m so thankful that I get to come home everyday to the sound of 2 little girls playing, and helping with homework or projects, running to the ball fields for practice and games and everything that a mom has the joy of taking part in. My girls bring so much joy to my life in the simple things that they do and say. I’m thankful that I get to raise these 2 little people, to show them and teach them and hopefully they will turn out to be successful, happy, well-rounded adults.
I’m thankful for my job, my boss, and my co-workers. Because of this job, I am provided an opportunity to change people’s lives, make a difference and make their lives better. Yes, it’s a job and there are days when it’s hard or stressful and the commute is a beast, but I love what I do. My job provides financially for our family to be able to have and do the things we need and want. In a perfect world, I’d love to be able to stay at home with my kids everyday and not work but I do have to work so I’m thankful for my job.
I’m thankful for my family, my parent and in-laws. They have helped us out in many situations. They help with the kids when we need a babysitter or help with carpool. They come and sit on the bleachers and cheer on the kids at ball games. They are there for school lunches and programs. They are there no matter what comes ups.
I’m thankful for our house. It is not our dream house and with all 3 kids at home it is a little cramped but we’ve been able to work hard to make it our home. That is provides a roof over our heads, keeps us warm or cool. I’m thankful for all that we’ve been able to do around the house this year, painting and decorating, yard work and the fence.
I’m thankful for my car. It has held out for over 240K miles and continues to be reliable transportation for myself. I’m thankful that it’s never given me any major trouble. I’m thankful that it’s paid for so we able to be saving for a new car for myself, something that is in our future.
I’m thankful for my health. I’m thankful that I am able to run 13.1 miles and complete this race. There are so many people in my life that have failing health or have had unfortunate events happen in their life that have prevented them from being able to enjoy life to it’s fullest due to health issues. In those moments when I want to complain about my aches and pains, instead I should be thankful for my good health.
I want to be more thankful for all that I have, not just at Thanksgiving, but everyday.
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