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Day 1 of 30 Days of Thankfulness

I have tried to do this for the last few years and I am not sure that I have completed any of them.  Actually, I take that back.  I am sure that I have never completed them.  Not because I am not thankful for at least 30 things.  Not because I cannot think of them.  But because I am usually living life with my blessings and haven't made the time to do it.  That and when all my thoughts come together is when I am lying in bed in the quiet and have no intention of getting back out of bed.  So here I am at it again.  Maybe this year I will get it all out, maybe not.  No promises.  So....

DAY #1
I am thankful for my hubby.  Without him I honestly would be lost most of the time.  He helps me keep my head on straight.  When I go down the tunnel to crazy, he pulls me back to reality.  He wipes my tears and makes me laugh.  He holds me when I need it and tells me to buck up when I need that.  He wakes up early, every morning.  There is no option for him.  He chooses each day to work hard in the elements and provide for us.  He comes home and turns around to go to school.  And even though it pains him not to have the time with the kids and I, he does it for the future of our family.  He loves our five.  He is firmer with them than I am, but in the end that is what they need.  He cares about their eternal lives.  He makes sure that we have what we need.  When he is tired he still takes the time to fix my washing machine and other miscellaneous things that I seem to lose the fight with.  He puts his clothes in the hamper.  (This is not necessarily something that would bother me if he didn't, but the way others complain about it I count it a blessing!)  He is not picky about what I feed him.  )He has only refused to eat one meal and that is when I cooked liver, not knowing that is what it was.  I think we ended up with pizza that night.)  After what will be 11 years on the 17th he still comes home wraps his arms around me and is genuinely glad to see me.  And I him.  The Lord used him to bring me to a saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior.  Without my babe I truly would be lost.  I love you Webb Horry forever and always!

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Michele said…
I'm doing a thankfulness month too!
Stacey said…
Michele, I am following yours ;)

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