Friends

#5 - Friends. I am so thankful for the friends in my life. These people really care about each other as people and not what they do for a living, or what they look like on the outside. Pretty much all of them I inherited through marriage but I just can't imagine what life would be like without them!

They are the people you can see just a few times a year but when you start talking it's like you just had coffee with them yesterday. The ones you can laugh with, argue with, and sometimes you want to throw things at them, but when it's all said and done - being friends is more important than anything we could argue about.

To all my friends - thank you - because I do thank God for each and every one of you. You are all a blessing to me and I'm glad to be a part of your lives too.

P.S. (Remember that last part next time we're arguing and/or you want to throw something at me!)

Fab Fam

#4 - My family. I really lucked out, you know? I have a wonderful family and even though we're spread across the world - we try to stay close at heart. My parents, grandparents, cousins, and don't forget my in-laws - I'm thankful for all of them. Sometimes we act like little children bickering over crazy silly stuff, but we all know that no matter what, we're family and like it or not, we're all stuck with one another.



Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  (1 Cor 13:4-7)

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving

November is here... the time of year when every Facebook post and Twitter tweet is about what we are - or should be - thankful for. And it's already the THIRD, which means I'm late - again. Punctuality is obviously not a virtue that I was blessed with at birth. It takes a lot of effort so, sad to say, I reserve being punctual for church, family functions, and work (of course). Ah-hem, enough about my innate flaws and back to being thankful.

#1 - First of all, I'm thankful to God for giving me life (and, uh, my parents who helped a little). Every day I wake up - even though I really, really, dislike early mornings - means that God has a plan for me, my day, and my family.

#2 - My husband. He is my best friend. He is by my side every morning I wake up and every evening when I close my eyes to sleep. Always honest, faithful, and the best father I could dream up for my children.

#3 - My children. Parenthood is a constant challenge and just when you think you have it under control, something happens to make you wonder how on Earth these two small humanoid aliens are even related to you... regardless, I love them with all my heart and all my soul. I'm thankful that God has blessed me with these two precious gifts, I simply cannot imagine life without them.

There you have it - three things that I'm thankful for and now I'm caught up! Ta-da!

"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" (2 Cor 9:15) 

Oh My Gosh October!

Oh my gosh it's almost Halloween and I've fallen off the face of my blog. I've been a little busy... last minute summer traveling, huge deadlines at work, and you get the idea...

So I guess you could say that my October theme is "OH-MY-GOSH" October. Ha!

I think I need to take a different approach to this blogging thing. Trying to blog everyday was getting to be too much and as you can see, I just don't have the time. So here we go, I'm going to try this again... a little differently (or not really) this time. Since this is a place where I can let the contents of my mind spill out I'll try and post something once a week. I'm hoping it will be some cute and funny moments that have happened to me all week, but might actually turn out to be some not-so-funny and really boring moments. 

Keep your fingers crossed.

Scintillating September

scintillating |ˈsin(t)lˌātiNG|adjectivesparkling or shining brightly: the scintillating sun.• brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful: the audience loved his scintillating wit | the team produced a scintillating second-half performance.