I'm Thankful For....

Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am thankful for:

1) That Jesus loves me and accepts me as I am...even with all my shortcomings and faults.
2) That because of this, I am free to love and accept others the same way.
3) For my husband. I don't always love him well...but as I sit and reflect, I am so very blessed to have him.
4) For my sweet Eden...there are no words.
5) For adoption...the whole idea of it, the reality of what it accomplishes, of what it teaches, the healing and restoration it brings.
6) For my brothers and sisters in Christ everywhere...I love that our bond in the Spirit transcends race, culture, economics, language, customs...etc.
7) For my family...all of you...
8) For friends that I know I could call at any time and they would be here at the drop of a hat...I have several and am therefore rich beyond measure.
9) For my new house, and the home it is now that we are all in it.
10) Starbuck's Peppermint Mochas (hey, they can't all be "deep")
11) Music...I love how the right song can turn anyone into a dancer or singer.
12) The sound of my daughter singing "Jesus Loves Me" and praying.
13) My church home, Cross Pointe
14) My Birmingham faith family at Brook Hills...we miss you
15) The Word of God...and that I can read and study it myself
16)My loyal companion Maggie, our almost 11-year-old chocolate lab...she is the most gentle creature
17) Lifeline Children's Services, for helping us grow our family
18) Our soldiers, near and far
19)Auburn and the friends I made there
20)My former singles' ministry friends at Hunter Street Baptist who helped me learn how to follow Christ
21) Chris Wilson...the leader of that ministry who is now a pastor...his sermons still ring in my ears
22) Brenda Brown...my mentor who first taught me how to study Scripture
23)Airplanes so we can take the Gospel to the ends of the earth
24)Holiday festivities like Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners with 15 people around the table (in our family), decorating cookies, trimming trees, cider and hot chocolate, cookies for Santa, Christmas cards, stockings full of surprises, etc.
25) And finally, that I can now watch "Christmas Vacation" over and over for the next month...when Clark Griswald's fingers get all that sap on them and start sticking to everything I laugh out loud no matter how many times I've seent it!

Disclaimer: This list is not exhaustive or in order of importance.

Hope you all have a great holiday. Fundraising ornaments are made and will be put on the blog very soon so keep checking. Love yall!