I am thankful for my friends

I am thankful for my friends. They are amazing. They encourage me to do more. Some do so much for me I could never repay. I thank all you guys for the stuff you do but most of all for who you are.

I am thankful we have electric lights

I am thankful we have electric lights and not candles on the trees, but hate trying to find the one bulb that burned out. I have put my share of lights on trees today. Two on the back porch. It has been a crazy Christmas decorating day! Love the new room on the back.

I am thankful for every moment I get to spend with my Dad

Today I am thankful for precious moments. Moment spent with my Dad. With him nothing is expected. Silence is ok and even looked forward to. He tells me about stuff that I really don't care about but that is what I look forward to. The moments that we just talk about the past, the future and the present.
He is an awesome man with great knowledge about stuff. I love you Dad!!!

I am thankful for my children

I am thankful for my children.

Bobby Sue my oldest is a beautiful, bubbly young lady. She is married to a wonderful and fun loving man, Roman. They currently live in New Orleans. They are exploring their futures there. They live in a cute apartment right off the French Quarters. I enjoy when the visit and the phone calls.

Barrett was my middle child. He went home in 2000. He is greatly missed. I still see his smile clearly. He was a kind and gentle child that just loved people. He was not into stuff just people.

David is my youngest. He is my red head. He was always just a little stubborn. He from the very beginning could figure out anything. Nothing was going to be smarter than him.

Thankful for my wonderful and amazing husband!

I am thankful for my wonderful and amazing husband. He is so patient, kind and can fix anything. There is nothing he can't do. He is always kind to me and for that I love him so much. Thanks Darrin for being you and nothing else.

I am thankful that I am forgiven because I fall so short

For this season I have chosen to write everyday until Thanksgiving here what I am thankful for. Today I am thankful for forgiveness. I make so many mistakes everyday. I let my mouth just run away and say things that are spiteful and cruel without even thinking about it. I forget to return phone calls to people that are waiting on answers. I ignore people on purpose.
My Lord forgives me for these things and teaches me how to be a better person. I have learned so much about forgiving in the past few years. Forgiving someone for some way they have violated you is not easy. I seem to like to hold onto many things that I should let go. And some things I think I have let go, but then I drag them up again years later.
I have learned that we must forgive those that trust pass against us. I have learned that forgiveness is without condition. The other person does not have to change and most likely wont. I have learned the to forgive is not the same as forget. To forgive comes from me, a choice that I make.
What is even more awesome is that my God forgives me for my short falls. He did not have to learn to forgive He already new how. He does not go back and question His forgiveness. Once He forgives it is forever.