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Thursday, November 1, 2012

I am Thankful for...

I thought it would be nice to think about things that I am thankful/grateful for each day in November.  I'm going to try to post something every day, but chances are I'll miss a few days and try to catch up at some point!  I'm going to keep editing one post, so there aren't 30 "I'm Thankful for..." posts!

Jimmy and I feel like we have SO much to be grateful for... so many things in our life are just wonderful right now.  Sometimes I tell Jimmy that I feel like I'm living a dream!  It's easy to think about how bad things can be when everything seems to be going wrong, and it's easy to complain about things you wish were different.  Often we forget to think about how good they are when they are good, and to thank/praise God for his goodness in our lives.

November 1st - So today I am going to reflect on how thankful we are to have found Katie.  I have found such peace going back to work knowing that our son is well taken care of.  When I come home each evening Owen is such a happy guy and in such a good mood!  I'm sure all the other mothers out there understand how good that makes a working mom feel.

November 2nd - I'm thankful for my husband!  He provides for our family because he wants to, not because he has to.  He loves me and Owen with all of his being.  He writes me a love note every day (yes, every day!) and leaves it next to my breakfast!  Oh, and he makes me breakfast every morning - egg whites and turkey bacon/sausage.  He thanks me every day for making dinner.  He thinks I'm the most amazing mom in the world.  He appreciates me.  He changes diapers, feeds, and holds Owen when he is crying all with a smile on his face because he is so happy to be a dad... and the things that has made me fall in love with him all over again - he is an amazing father.

November 3rd - I'm thankful for my son!  His smile lights up my world.  His funny noises crack me up.  He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and the best thing I'll ever do with my life.  I thank God every day for blessing me and entrusting me with his beautiful life.

*I know the last two are pretty much a given, but I feel so incredibly blessed to have found the man of my dreams (when I was only 18!) and have a beautiful son with him!  So, of course they had to be on my list!

November 4th - I'm thankful for my sister!  The first 12 years of my life I never had a sister and when Lauren became my sister it changed my life.  She is such an amazing person and I admire her so much.  I know she doesn't hear this a lot coming from the older sister, but she inspires me.  I feel lucky that I was blessed with her presence in my life and I'm SO thankful for our relationship.  I also love how much she loves my son.  She adores him with all her heart, and I love her even more for that!  She is a special person and I cherish her!

November 5th - My job!  As I am sitting here inbetween parent-teacher conference (I have 28 back to back today), I am thankful that I have a job.  I'm thankful to have found sommething I love to do and that I'm pretty good at!  Even on a long day like today, dealing with parents, and questions, and  interpretors, and all that stuff, I'm thankful for my job.  I'm also thankful Jimmy has a job that he enjoys and is successful in too!

November 6th - I'm thankful to live in the land of the FREE and the home of the BRAVE.  God bless the USA!  Now, GO VOTE!

November 7th - I'm thankful for my friends!  I have some wonderful friends who I have been close to for more than 10 years now, and I have made some wonderful new friends in the past two years.  They have really been there for me through trying to get pregnant, pregnancy, and now motherhood.  I'm so glad that I met them!

November 8th - I'm thankful for my family's health, especially my son's.  Sometimes you take being healthy for granted... but today I want to recognize how important and meaningful our health is. 

November 9th - I'm thankful for my students.  Each day is new and different... Each day at least one child makes me smile!

November 10th - I'm thankful for my car.  I know I probably shouldn't be thankful for material things, but I just love my car, haha. 

November 11th - I'm thankful for a steady and stable income, thanks to my hubby!  Many people are struggling right now with this economy, and I'm SO thankful that we are doing well.

November 12th - I'm thankful for our new house!  I'm so happy to have found a house that we can grow and raise our family in. 

November 13th - I'm thankful for sunshine.  A bright sunny day always cheers me up.

November 14th - I'm thankful for the little moments... little moments are what makes life meaningful.  The smiles, hugs, kisses, glances, touches... Those moments are what bring us all together.

November 15th - I'm thankful for my brothers.  Growing up was a blast (most of the time), and I'm thankful my son has such great Uncles!

*Since we're moving this weekend, I'm going to jump ahead and do a few in advance!

November 16th - I'm thankful for my parents.  They helped shape the person I am today, and I'm forever grateful.

November 17th - I'm thankful for photographs.  Sometimes our memory doesn't do memories justice.  I'm thankful we have cameras to capture all those 'little moments'!

November 18th - I'm thankful that I have a warm bed to fall asleep in every night.  And that my son does too.  :)

November 19th - I'm thankful for my grandparents.  All four of them are still alive and thriving.  All four of them are part of my life and we see or communicate regularly.  I'm thankful that we have such a good relationship and I admire all they have accomplished, especially their marriages (both have been married for 50 years).

November 20th - I'm thankful we can hire people to help us... this may sound crazy, but we're moving into our house today and I'm SO thankful we could hire some big guys to help us unload the truck!  It will get done so much faster!

November 21st - I'm thankful for technology... where would we be without it?  Can you imagine how different life was 20 years ago?  50 years ago?  It has made our lives much easier... and maybe harder in other ways.

November 22nd - I'm thankful for family!  I love the holidays and getting together with my family.  Family is the MOST important thing.
 
What are YOU thankful for?!?!  :)

Love,

Judi

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