Thankful Day 23-28

I’m just a touch behind.  LOL….I truly enjoyed spending time with my family over the Thanksgiving holiday, so here I am ready to catch up. Day 23…a teacher I am thankful for, my goodness do I have so many.  Though I can honestly say that all the teachers that come to mind are from church

Thankful Day 20&21

20.  A tradition that I am thankful for…Black Friday Shopping.  After the dinner is done and the thanks have been given, my mom, sister, aunt and I will head out shopping.  We will spend as long as we want to together, sometimes all night and the next day.  There have been years when I have

Thankful Days 15-19

Day 15…A mystery I am thankful for.  God, that is my answer.  Now some of you may say that my faith in God must not be strong if I think it is a mystery, but I don’t believe that is true.  We know this life, these stories from the church and from the bible, but

Thankful Day 13&14

Well…I got on to start writing yesterday and I honestly couldn’t think of the smell that I was thankful for ❤ I mean really, a smell?? OK so here goes….Day 13 a smell I am grateful for…the top of all my kids head!  Each and every one of the 6 of them.  The best smell

Thankful Day 11&12

  11. A gift from God that I am thankful for…my divorce!  Yes, you read that right.  I know that God had a hand in the way that my break up with my ex played out.  At the time of course, I asked God why it was happening to me??  But now, I know it

Thankful Day 10

A possession I am thankful for, since I already used my home as the place that I am thankful for in day 6, I suppose that I should choose something else.  Though I think it is important to note that it is fitting here as well. There are a couple of things and I am

Thankful Day 8&9

  8. A family member that I am thankful for: my husband, Paul! Yesterday an old-worker, friend of mine posted on Facebook about her sister that is in an abusive relationship.  She is so worried and scared for her sister.  I honestly can’t even imagine. What I did think about though was the relationship that

Month of Thanks Day 7..A Gift

Day 7…a gift I am thankful for! Honestly, above anything and everything in this entire world that I am thankful for is the gift of raising my children God chose me to be their Mama. I was gifted the opportunity to carry 3 babies. To enjoy, endure and experience that process. The good, the bad

Thankful Day 6

Well, there are only 2 places that come to mind when I think of a place I’m thankful for!!! My house.  My wonderful, beautiful, quad-level in the city that I grew up in.  In a wonderful neighborhood, with a diverse community, amazing schools and a safe place for my children to run around outside. Paul

Thankful Day 3

A friend of mine shared this yesterday on Facebook.  I was moved by it, so I decided to copy it and play along myself.  Since I have already written a post for day 1 and day 2, I will just answer those quickly. 1. A memory I am thankful for…remembering 4 of my great grandparents