It gave me the idea to make one from my Facebook posts this year. So, here's my take on it....
Journaling:
Day 1: I am
thankful for my eyes
Day 2: I'm thankful that during this crazy life we
live right now I was able to take off for a short ladies' retreat with my
favorite ladies from Cherry Street!
Day 3: I'm thankful for Gabe and Amy
Metzger Fry : for the fun time we had last night together, and their
willingness to take us to and from the airport this week! Love you guys!
Day 4: I am
thankful for my God, who loves me when I don't deserve it (which is always),
and gave Himself for me so that I will be with Him forever!
Day 5: I am
thankful for my daddy and mommy who were and are great examples to me of what a
loving marriage, and Godly parents should be. I love you both!
Day 6: I'm thankful I have the freedom to worship God
and read His Word openly!
Day 7: I'm thankful for fellow missionaries! We had a
great time encouraging each other this week during the communication workshop!
And pretty much every other time we are with other missionaries it's a huge
blessing also! I thank God for you all!
Day 8: I thank God for our supporters. God has blessed
us with wonderful churches and individuals who are uplifting us in prayer, and
I am so very thankful for all you do for us! We couldn't make it without you!
Day 9: I am thankful I am back home with kiddos. I
missed them so very much!
Day 10: Today I'm thankful for my sweet oldest child,
Natalie Anne! She is one of Gods huge blessings in my life and I'm so thankful
for her intelligent, sweet, caring, funny little self. Nat, you brighten my
days with your smiles, ideas and hugs!
Day 11: today I'm thankful for my bubby, Lucas. He
lights up my life with his smiles, goofy laughter, funny sense of humor, his
witty mind, and his sweet (when he wants to be!) heart. I love you, Lucas!
Day 12: today I'm thankful for my sweet Alenna
Rachelle who turns 5 today! Happy birthday, sweetheart! You are such a blessing
from God. I love your beautiful smile, your hugs, kisses, sweet singing, beautiful
art work, and helping hands.
Day 13: today I'm thankful for my brothers and
sisters! I love you all!
Day 14: I saved
being thankful for my hubby until his birthday! So, happy birthday, Ben! I'm so
thankful to God for you! You're the second biggest blessing besides salvation.
I love you!
Day 15: today I'm thankful for a warm house. It's
chilly out there! And I will definitely miss the central heat and air when we
go to Argentina!
Day 16: I'm thankful for our mini home away from home-
our van! It has been faithfully getting us from point A to points B, C, D and
even all the way to X. I hope it continues through deputation!
Day 17 of thankfulness: I'm thankful for my brother
and sister in laws! Especially for Katie Metzger and Horacio Brancatelli who have birthdays this month!
Day 18: today (as we travel once again) I am thankful
for the small variety we have in fast food while on the road (believe me, it's
a big deal). We ate hamburgers, chicken, soup and today tacos all from fast
food this weekend. It's the small things, folks!
Day 19: Today I'm thankful for friends! We get to hang
out with some this evening, and more later with week! Our friends are blessing
no matter where we/they are!
Day 20: Today I'm thankful for our sending church! We
get to go there on Wednesdays for the next month, and it's wonderful to take a
"break" and be with people we've known for years. Sometimes we need
that little break.
Day 21:Today i'm thankful for Thanksgiving Day which
gives me the excuse to buy yummy food to make a yummy meal! I know, it's all
about my stomach today!
Day 22: I'm thankful for my nieces and nephews. I have
three of each (boys: Hunter, caiden, Maddox. Girls: Rosalia, Mikaela, Eliana!),
which is cool! today is the birthday of my niece, Mikaela, in Argentina! Happy
birthday, Mika! And I hope to have many more nieces and nephews in the future!
Day 23: I'm thankful for being able to laugh. We had a
great time enjoying laughter on Saturday night and the Tim Hawkins show.
Day 24: I'm thankful we could be at our home
church on Sunday morning with our church family. We miss them when we are gone!
Day 25: I'm thankful for my iPad that I won in a
contest. It is a huge multi-tasker me and helps me with thank you notes, setting up times to stay and missions
houses, entering email addresses, skyping with my family in Argentina, etc.
Day 26: I'm also thankful for my kindle app on my
iPad. It saves me space with all my books and I LOVE to read, so it's awesome
to have! Thank you, God, for technology
Day 27: I'm thankful for being able to homeschool
my kiddos. Some days it's pretty rough, but there's nothing like seeing your
kids' eyes wide with wonder when they learn how to read, count to 100, or add,
subtract, multiply, etc. and I know I helped them learn that! Whoo hoo! My
just-turned-5-year-old is reading!
Day 29: I'm thankful for games. I love playing them
with family and friends and we had so much fun playing games this week!
Day 30: I am thankful for our marriage. Today (dec
1st) is our 12 anniversary (of our first wedding, lol!) and I'm so grateful to
be married to the love of my life!
Digital kit used: "thanks for giving" by Summer Driggs
