thankful

With so much pain and suffering in the world today, I started thinking about all the things I am thankful for in my life. While this list is just a small glimpse into the things I am thankful for, it touches on some of the most important!

• Family.
• A husband who loves me, even when I snap at him. And I love him, even when he wakes me from a really good nap just to tell me Zaxby's has fried pickles.
• My amazing daughter.
• Sweet kisses on the most delicious baby lips.
• The fact that Lucy does not have to go to daycare right now. I am so appreciative that mom takes care of her so she can be spoiled by family.
• Singing. especially wonderful praise and worship songs.
• Sleeping through the night.
• A home. Even though it is messy and covered in spit-up and puffs, it is still our home.
• My job. I love my children. I am proud of my children. I could see myself doing nothing else but loving 19 first graders.
• Laughing. and laughing so hard you cry. "I'm strokin!"
• Reading blogs that make a difference.
• Reading blogs that make you appreciate things.
• Friends. You know, friends you can count on. Friends who laugh with you, hurt with you, share joy with you.
• PraiseBaby and the Jumperoo. 30 minutes of time for mommy to get work done!
• Time off.
• A nice cold bed with a cold pillow.
• No bus duty.
• New pencils, notebooks... really all school supplies. Office Depot is my secret crack.
• Zumba.
• "now, let me ask you this."
• Parents who love me, but really love my kid. Watching them with LC is so fun. Knowing they think I am doing a good job as a mom means the most though.
• A really good book that makes you think.
• Prayers that get answered in ways you didn't think they would.
• Prayers that get answered in ways you prayed they would!
• Healthy babies.
• Icee's
• Knowing you are loved. and being able to feel it.
• 4 years with the same man and it still feels like I just met him. (oh, the carefree days of karaoke!)
• Watching my husband be a father.
• Road trips.
• Hashbrown casserole.
• Knowing I am forgiven.
• Asking for forgiveness.
• Project Runway, Criminal Minds, SVU, Chopped.
• Feet kicking, head bobbing, arms waving, laughing, happy baby.
• People who think my kid is gorgeous.
• People who love my kid.
• Nicknames for my baby. "Sugar Plum, Doodlebugs, Lovie, Bootsie."
• Pedicures
• People who sing along at church.
• Jesus.
• Biblegateway.com
• Watching Lucy crawl, eat, smile, poop. Pretty much watching her do anything.
• A good nap in the middle of the day.

Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

~I Chronicles 16:8