THANKSgiving

This Thanksgiving I sat back and thought of all things that I am thankful for...

1.My Lord & Savior.. My God, that loves me when I have been unloveable, that never leaves me, I can always turn to, forgives me like no one else can, died for me, comforts me and give me peace.

2. Eric, things might not be the fairly tale life but we made this commitment and through the good and bad of it we stick together. He accepts me for who I am and loves me anyway..lol. The spiritual growth that he has I know that God will lead our marriage. He is really such a great daddy and Tyler's best friend

3. My 3 boys, sometimes might feel like we have 2 families cause of having teens that don't want to do the family things and then having a 7yr old that loves to do things w/ mommy & daddy. I cherish the time we do spend together and sadden at the times they don't want to.. but I am thankful for each one of them from Ryan's musical talent and stubborness, Stephen's personality, Tyler it is always a new adventure with him. I thank God he entrusted me with them.

4. My family, I am thankful that for the past year I have been reconnected with cousins, unlces, aunts and have a relationship with my sisters. I thank God for answering that prayer.

5. My friends, I have some of the best friends and each one brings out a different part of me, I am encourage, humor, unwounded, share laughter, tears, give me Godly wisdom, trustworthy, from the new ones I have made to the best friend from childhood that is back in my life to the friends that are there everyday, to the ones that know when I need that prayer I am thankful for each and every one.

6. Health of my family, we have been truly blessed with a healthly family

7. My job, in today times there are so many people that are out of work I am thankful to be getting up everyday to go to work and get a pay check.

8. My church family I have the best pastors and church family that anyone could ask for.

9. I am thankful that Eric and I finally took the plunge and after 12yrs of talking about going on a cruise we are finally doing it next year with 8 other couples.

10. I am thankful for all that the Lord has bless me with. Don't worry about what you don't have but be thankful for what you do have. Play with the deck of cards that God deals you with.

For this thanksgiving we went over to have lunch with Eric's parents and then took the boys to their dads while we made our annual run to Kmart. Once we got home and went to bed so I could get up at 2:30 to get ready to go shopping at 3:30. Me, Denise my friend Beverly from work meet up at Waffle House then went onto Kohls, Target (which was the worst for me stood in line for 2 hrs but got what I wanted and got gift cards to go and spend), the mall which I was shock that Hollister was having a good sale, that is another I am thankful for.., on to Greer to Wal-Mart and back to Kmart to get my luggage that I am getting for Christmas, stopping to eat breakfast and lunch, stopping to talk to people I took Denise back to her car at 4pm, oh yeah Beverly left us after Kohls to go back to Toy R Us and the mall and home cause she had been out since 12am. Once I got home I was history and went to bed. That night and next morning I was hurting and wonder why I do it but its just a day that I look forward to and I have my crazy friend Denise that goes with me and whoever else we can talk into it that year. I am not a crazy shopper I love to watch the other people and I do like the deals.

Overall it was a great thanksgiving but I didn't take a picture at all so I was sad about that.

Oh yeah, I am thankful for1 more thing.. after 12 yrs of saving we are going to decorate Thanksgiving weekend we finally did.