Typically every year I log onto my facebook account and, along with the rest of mankind, I do my 30 days of thanks. I list one new thing each day I'm thankful for. I didn't do that this year. I've started Blogging and connecting with people from all over the place. I've read stories from families, birthmothers, adoptive parents, and those who struggle with infertility. These are things I connect with. As my husband and I patiently (sometimes impatiently) wait for our "match" to meet our baby, this Blog offers a refresher on the whole situation. So it is here that I want to share my 30 days of thanks...
1. My God! He hears my every prayer and blesses me beyond what I deserve!
2. The power of prayer. I pray often, and am heard always.
3. My husband. God placed this amazing man in my life to be my calm, my heart, my best friend.
4. My family. While we're loud and crazy, we're close and have more love then a circle can hold.
5. My sweet Mollie (dog). She's heard me laugh, cry, scream, and yell and yet she STILL loves me!
6. My job. I love teaching and sharing new experiences with my students.
7. My ability to connect with my students. Teaching in a poverty area poses new problems of its own. My students will share their stories with me and I feel honored they choose to do so.
8. My home. Currently my husband and I rent, but we are fortunate enough to have jobs to help us pay for this.
9. My car. It's not much, but it gets me where I need to go!
10. My church. It's a small country church, but the preacher is such a man of God and delivers messages each Sunday to a congregation of those who need His word.
11. My colleagues. I work with the best people around! We are all there to serve our kiddos and they help me more then they know.
12. Electricity. There are many families who don't have the luxury of having heat during the winter months.
13. Adoption. While it's a long process, I'm thankful that it will someday provide me with a family I've always dreamed of.
14. The experience of fostering children for a year. I am excited to adopt and return to fostering children again!
15. Food. Again, many families don't have this luxury and I'm thankful I can afford to make what I want to eat.
16. Health. Overall, I've been pretty healthy and I'm thankful God chose me to be this way.
17. My amazing friends. I have a close group of friends I would do anything for!
18. My open mindedness. I'm thankful I can see the world for what's there and not focus on the things that don't matter.
19. Internet. It gives me a way to connect with people from all around.
20. Christmas. I'm thankful we have a holiday dedicated to the birth of Jesus Christ.
21. Photographs. I love the memories made at different times and places.
22. My television shows. It seems minor, but I love tv. I love reality shows.
23. My past. Without it, ups and downs, I wouldn't be where I'm at now.
24. Hair color. I love changing my highlights, adding reds and blonds, and browns!
25. Cell Phones. I'm thankful that I can connect with my friends and family at any moment.
26. The USA. I'm proud to live in a place where I can do things as I wish.
27. Doctors. I'm thankful we have these people to "fix" us when we're broken.
28. Music. It has a way to reach in and touch the soul.
29. Vacations. I love taking a vacation and experiencing different places and spaces.
30. THIS BLOG!!!!! It has helped me on so many levels and in such a short period of time.
And there you have it! My 30 days of thanks! I hope each and every one of you will take the time to pray and give thanks for all that God has blessed you with! :)
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