Thankful Living: Week 12

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week Ending 12

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

:: a long weekend of camping with an old college friend and her husband. since we both have trailers (and kitchens) we were able to eat really good during these last few days. ;) ::

:: sweet moments I'm sharing (via picture texting) with my sisters daily ::

:: two sleepy dogs that will do much relaxing tomorrow ::

Thankful Living: Week 11

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week Ending 11

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

:: Saturday night spent with friends, amazing food, a game of cards, some wine, and a 10 minute bike ride home. ::

:: Hours spent in His glorious and magnificent creation and dirt. Texas is getting some pretty weather right now and we're soaking up every bit of it. ::

:: Our first RV trip coming up next weekend! ::

Thankful Living: Week 10

* Trying to get back into the habit of this. Excuse the missed weeks. :)

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week Ending 10

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

:: the beginning of the Lenten season, and another chance for me to sacrifice something small to show my love for Him ::

:: (On Saturday, the 12th) Six years of being married to the most wonderful and dear man. God blessed me so abundantly when I met and fell in love with him. :) ::

:: a picture and sweet letter from India from Rajitha, the beautiful and intelligent girl my Life Group is sponsoring. ::

What are YOU thankful for this week?

Thankful Living: Week 7

Sorry I skipped a week!   

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week-ending Five

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

:: our life group Bible study starting back up again this week! ::

 

:: the fact that I don't take Valentine's day too seriously, yet Southern Hubby still tries to romance me on that day v::

:: a great read this week... Firefly Lane:: 

PS. The winner of the St. Bernard Sports giveaway is Megan, from Carolina Prep! Congratulations Megan. Email me for your promo code so you can start shopping! :)

Thankful for the Messes

This morning, after I sent Southern Hubby off to work, I scanned my kitchen and scowled at the messiness of it all. It soured me to know that my kitchen was a wreck from breakfast and that there were still dishes in the sink left over from last night's dinner and a full dishwasher.

Suddenly (and graciously) I was moved by Him, once again. I looked at my messy stove top and was moved to thankfulness. Thankful for the food we had to prepare that filled our stomachs, thankful for an employed husband to send off to work, thankful for an range to cook on, thankful for another glorious morning seen.

I didn't mind this unsightly cheese crumb. Because it meant that we were both the recipient of God's abundant love and grace.

I'm reminding myself not to focus on the material things of life. When I say, "I'm blessed," I'm not meaning because I have a nice truck in my garage or a roof over my head. It doesn't mean because I have clothes in my closet, or a laptop on which I blog. I'm blessed because I have friends and family, a sweet husband, two sweet dogs. I'm blessed because I have a heart for God and pursue him passionately. I'm blessed because I get to explore this world with an ever expanding heart filled with love for the people all around me.

I'm blessed because I'm starting to become thankful in all of life's messes.

Thankful Living: Week 5

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week-ending Five

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

:: an adoring and always supportive husband::

:: the free grace that God gives all of us. it is not deserved, paid for in full, and blesses us each and every day::

:: the sour people that come into my life and force me to learn how to be gracious, teach me how to forgive, and remind me that I'm not perfect either ::

Thankful Living: Week 4

In an effort to become more conscious of all the blessings of my life, I think I'll be joining Peggy, over at The Simple Woman in her Thankful Living series. If you don't know Peggy, she is the brain behind the The Simple Woman's Daybook- a weekly meme that gives you a sneak peek into other women's daily lives. Very interesting reading and pretty fun to fill out, too.

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough?

Week-ending Four

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

::lunch after church with my husband and Life Group friends::

::warm and handmade socks to keep my feet happy::

::a clean bill of health (for my teeth!) at the dentist::

Thankful Living: Week 3

In an effort to become more conscious of all the blessings of my life, I think I'll be joining Peggy, over at The Simple Woman in her Thankful Living series. If you don't know Peggy, she is the brain behind the The Simple Woman's Daybook- a weekly meme that gives you a sneak peek into other women's daily lives. Very interesting reading and pretty fun to fill out, too.

From what I gather, the rules are to list weekly three things you are thankful for. If you'd like to link up, you just list your blog post in her comments section. Pretty simple, right? Here we go...

Three moments from another week passed of thankful living.

Can we ever be thankful enough.

Week-ending Three

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

::a good friend that joined me at my weekly women's bible study::

::inside jokes with friends::

::the rare snowfall we got in Texas that stuck around::