Thanksgiving

Well, its that time of the year again. Time to begin looking back on the year, seeing what I am thankful for, make the mad dash to all the relatives and eat WAY to much turkey and dressing (and camp stew if its there), and contemplate if I want to get out and freeze to death (well almost) while waiting outside for an unbelievable deal on black Friday.

For most people, Thanksgiving involves one day and maybe 2 different stops for the family. For my family its a little different. We start on Wednesday night, and if we are lucky we finish up on Thanksgiving evening. Needless to say, I dont need to eat anything the rest of the weekend. However no matter how crazy the holidays tend to be, I love the madness and craziness of it all.

As I sit back with a belly full this year and contemplate where I will take my afternoon nap, I will think of all the things I am most grateful for.

• I am grateful for the Love of my Abba Daddy. That HE loves me so much that HE gave HIS son for my sins, so that I can be with HIM forever ( and by the way, HE has the same love for you!)
• I am grateful for my family. I have been blessed beyond what I ever thought I would, with a family that stands by me and loves me beyond measure. I have a fabulous husband, and two wonderful daughters (who bless their hearts, act just like me)
• I am grateful to work for a company and in a career that I love. It is a great feeling to actually look forward to going to work.

Now, this is just the tip of the iceburg on my list of things to be thankful for. (It is a week before Thanksgiving, I cant give them all out this early) So as you go about gearing up for the madness, take time to reflect on what you have, how much you have, and count your blessings!!!

Gods Grace

Today as I was driving to work, I became overwhelmed by the grace of God. I began to think of all the blessings that have been given to me and how at times I tend to take those for granted. Needless to say, God has been tugging at my heart for a while now. I believe that He has something spectacular planned. But then again, doesn't He always? It just takes us to realize that we need to give control over to Him. He is the one with the master plan. As I was getting ready this morning, I was checking facebook (like I typically do while drying my hair) and a dear friend had this posted for thier status:

Quote from Rick Warren: God would not have sent a Savior if He didn't think we needed one. My prayer is that I work in His power and His strength in everything each day.

Just what I needed to be reminded of. I am not the one in control, He is. It is not for me to live for myself, but to live my life for HIM, and mostly I should be counting my blessings and not getting too big for my britches.

A few blessings I have been given:

My Family
A wonderful loving husband and 2 beautiful daughters, I am blessed beyond measure
but mostly I have been blessed by the gift of salvation and forgiveness. And Lord I am so thankful for that!

May I now talk the talk, and walk the walk.

Really a Year???

I cannot believe that it has really been a year since I last posted on here. I guess its pretty needless to say that a lot of things have gone on in the past year. So today I shall make a mid year resolution to keep up better with these blogs so that you all have an idea of what is going on in our crazy part of the world.

Now, lets play catch up: Jason is still farming. Actually he is still in recovery mode with a farm cleaning up after the May flood. I cannot begin to describe the amount of damage that water can caused. This was my first (and hopefully last) experience with a flood.

Sarah has begun her 7th grade year! I cannot believe that she is in middle school already. Where did this time go? I really dont remember watching it run out the door, but it has evidently went somewhere. She seems to really be liking middle school and is turning into a beautiful young lady.

Abby has begun preschool and depending on the day that you ask her, will depend on if she tells you she likes it or not. She has learned so much and seems to have lots of fun playing and making friends. She is on the go all the time and only stops to sleep...and that isnt very often.

I have taken on a position of working outside the home. I am now the 4-H extension agent for Montgomery County. I absolutely love this job and cannot wait to see what all can be done with and for this program.

Hopefully you will check back often and it wont take me another year to post again.