Thankful

Alright, so I may be the world’s most inconsistent blogger.  SORRY!  Would it help if I told you I have over a dozen drafts just sitting there.  So it’s not for a lack of trying, it’s more, “is this post worthy” whatever that means. 

There has been one consistent think with my drafts…Thankfulness. 

NO. This year was anything but easy. YES. Because of the challenges this year posed, I have a lot to be thankful for.

Now how do you show how thankful you are: I have considered blogging a list of things I am thankful for, writing a letter to each person I am thankful for, making each person something personal or special, and some other ideas.  I finally decided to pray.  Pray for each and every person I am thankful for each and every day.  Now, I can stick with that, and I have (Go me).

It seems scary to say, “I am thankful for Michael’s diagnosis”, but honestly it has allowed us to see life through different eyes.  Never EVER would I say that I didn’t appreciate my marriage, children, family, or friends. Yet I just love the way I have slowed life down and can sit and just reflect on how lovely my life really is.  I just can’t say enough about my husband and children.  Sure they may drive me crazy now and again…like leaving the bathroom door open (josh), but geesh, I would be crazy if they didn’t. 

But enough about my family, everyone already knows how in love I am with my three boys.  This post is to finally say, incase you didn’t already know, just how thankful I am to each and everyone of my friends (you know who you are :) ).

Thank you so much for your unending support throughout this year. All the walks, coffee dates, chick flick nights, family dinners, and watching the Bachelorette evenings.  I can’t say enough how much comfort, and love you have shown me.  It’s been tremendious in my walk with the Lord, and filling my heart with grace, joy and thankfulness.

I just laugh thinking back to some of the fun that filled 2010, but as much as I enjoyed 2010, I think that 2011 is going to be something incredible…maybe even mostly doctor free.