Blessed and Thankful

It seems everywhere that I turn nowdays that we are bombarded with depressing news and stories of economic and political turmoil. So, I wanted to take this moment to reflect on the many blessings that we have in our lives, and express my gratitude for each and every one of them!

First of all, I am incredibly grateful for my wonderful husband. Several years ago, I laid awake at night and prayed for a man that would someday be my husband. I never imagined that I would be blessed with T.J. who exceeded every expectation. God delivered T.J. at just the right moment in my life, and sometimes I feel that he was truly designed just to complete me, and I to complete him. I love the little jokes that only the two of us understand and the silent language that we have developed over the years. I love how supportive he is of my goals, and I pray each day that I can always be the wife that he needs and deserves. I love seeing the excitement in his eyes when we discuss our future role of parenthood, and I can hardly wait to create new memories with this wonderful man for the rest of my life. So..I guess I just want to say thank you Lord for giving me this incredible man!

I am grateful for our families, and am amazed at how each set of parents (yes, we have three) offers us different ways to love and serve one another. I am grateful for their support throughout the years and the love that they shower us with.

Our little girl, who is due in just 88 days! I am so incredibly thankful that we were chosen to be her parents, and we can hardly wait to meet this little munchkin who loves to roll around and kick her mommy. We can hardly wait to watch her personality unfold and see the characteristics of her parents unfold. Just last night, T.J. and I were talking of all of the fun we will have with her activities and how much we are already looking forward to dance classes, soccer, baseball and anything else that she might be interested in. I am grateful that my wonderful hubby has started her room, and that we can already imagine rocking her to sleep each night.

I am grateful for our friends, whose support and advice have helped us in many ways. I hope that T.J. and I are also a blessing to each and every one of you!

Okay, so I don't have room on this tiny blog to mention every single blessing that I am grateful for, but I do hope that our actions will demonstrate our "attitude of gratitude" throughout or lives. Also, I do want to state that it is hard to put the few items above in order, so let me just say that these items are in no particular order because I couldn't imagine my life without a single one of them!