Well, it’s Thanksgiving again and to me that means really spending some time thinking about what I’m truly thankful for.  God has blessed me tremendously and there are so many things to be thankful for.  I started a list this week and here’s what I’ve got so far.  This is by no means an exhaustive list but it’s a start.

My top are:

1. Jesus – who saved me

2. my husband – who I’ve spent the last 20 years with and am so in love with

3. my children – it just doesn’t get any better than my two children – they are the best kids ever!

4. my friends – I have a large group of girls I can call friends and that’s not always been something I could say.  I’m very thankful to have them in my life.

5. my church and pastor – we go to a church where the Truth is taught and no apologies are made for sticking with the Truth, i’ts been a wonderful blessing!

6. the ability and freedom to educate my children at home – we have such a strong family and such a closeness with our children that we would never have had if we hadn’t chosen to homeschool

Other random things I’m thankful for:

our piano teacher – she is such a blessing in our lives

the ability to hear my daughter play the piano and sing – she is an amazingly gifted musician.

my husband’s happiness with his job

the ability to watch my son play football and soccer – he’s such a talented athlete and does so well in sports

time with my family

the Bible study that I’m a part of right now – it’s helping me to be a better child of God, wife, and mother

a nice home to live in – it may not be the most extravagant home there is but I love my house and I love being in it!

candles to light to make things smell good

yummy food to cook and seeing my family’s face light up when I set dinner on the table

hot water, electricity, heat, etc. – many in the world can’t say they have these

my own Bible to study from – many in the world are not able to own their own Bible

my computer – to communicate with everyone so easily!

my camera – to capture my children as they grow so quickly

the library – to have a never ending supply of books available to me is a wonderful thing!

music – God speaks to me through music so much – it really touches my soul

I could go on and on but I’ll stop there.  What about you?  What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!