I'm Thankful!

There are so many things to be thankful for. The one thing I am most thankful for, and you will hear me say it all the time, is my salvation. I am so very thankful that God sent His Son to die for my sins, and your sins too. Not only was Christ sent here to die, but He was sent here to be human. GOD in the FLESH! Christ came as a BABY!!! He ahd to learn to walk and talk just like you and me! He grew up as perfect God surrounded by imperfection. BUT, the imperfect were us! He was completely rejected by those He created...those He loved! All so He could die for people who hate him! Not everyone hated Him...He definitely has His followers and I am proud to be one. I love being called His child. I'm not perfect, but thats the point. He came by GRACE (getting something we don't deserve) so that I (and you) can live eternally with Him...not separated from Him. I am so thankful that God loves us so much that He provided a provision for our imperfection! PRAISE HIM!

I am also very thankful for my family! They are believers. They are sinners. They are imperfect. I LOVE THEM! I'm sure we irritate each other...but I can't imagine life without them! They are beautiful, wonderful people! Over at "Chatting At The Sky" she is asking us to share a picture of our Thanksgiving that celebrates the small and the sacred. So, here is my picture:

The reason I chose this one is because my brothers are crazy fun! They are silly and make family time hilarious!!! We don't go around the room and talk about what we are thankful for, but we do make each other laugh until our stomachs hurt. Like this year, one my sisters-in-law (Kim) is pregnant and Jeff, my brother (but not her husband) made all of us laugh and she was literally in pain because she was laughing so hard. So here are my brothers being incredibly silly...and that 3rd guy (in the brown plaid shirt)? He's my HUSBAND! I'm 31 and just got married in Octobert. He is an answer to long time praying! He is God's perfect person for ME! This year, I am thankful that I am a wife!!! I refuse to say that I am thankful that I am "not alone" because there are many things to be thankful for as a single...but I am thankful for Ken! I am thankful that I am a wife. I am thankful that I have a husband. I am thankful that in God's perfect timing, He brought me someone perfect for me! I am thankful I was single and had my own life for awhile. I am thankful that I was single for so long so that I could appreciate the little things in marraige. I am thankful that Ken is apart of our family! I am thankful to have someone that is MINE sitting across from me at the dinner table! God is so very good! I am have so very much to be thankful for. So I know this picture isn't portrait-worthy, but it speaks so very loud to me because I have a partner in life...the man of my dreams...that I get to come home to daily, that I get to fall in love with more every single day....that I get to sit across that dinner table from....that I get to celebrate holidays with....that I get to celebrate everyday of my life with! Thank you, Lord God, Thank you!!!!