Thankful...

I was reading through old blog posts today and came across one from November 2010 where I listed 10 things I was thankful for...I think it's time for me to do that again. :)

1. My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you do not believe in Him...You are missing out!!
2. With that being said, I am thankful for my Salvation. I am thankful that no matter what mistakes I make, my God is so loving and will always forgive me. It feels so good to be surrounded by His grace and goodness.
3. My Husband...When I was in 7th grade, my youth director told all the girls to make a list of qualities we would want our future husband to have and pray about it. She said that God will give us the desires of our heart. Well...long story made short; God does provide. My husband is the most God fearing, Loving, devoted, hard working man I have ever met and he continues to amaze me everyday. I am so Thankful for him.
4. My daughter. I am so blessed to have such a beautiful, delightful, funny, and loving little girl. She may only be 7 months old...but I have never loved someone as much as I love her. It's hard to remember what life was like before she came into our life.
5. Our Dogs...2 chocolate labs. They are great dogs and seeing how good they are with Kinzleigh makes me love them even more. :)
6. My Mom - Me and my momma are best friends. Now that I am a mother, I respect her on a whole different level. I never realized how hard it was to be a parent. I never imagined you could lose friends because you had children, and my mom has told me of numerous friends that have turned their back on her because she had us kids. Becoming a parent is such a HUGE transition and is so hard at times, but it is also so rewarding. I am so blessed that my mother took time to tell my brother and I that she loved us. She gave me her huge! caring heart and her worrysome blood. She worries about everything...and now so do I. :) She wears her heart on her sleeve, and I am starting to see that I do too.  She is an amazing mom and I love her so much! I pray that I am that type of mother to Kinzleigh.
7. My Brother - even though we have fought in the past, now that we are both older we have such respect for each other. We still argue, but it's not fist fights anymore. :)  He is growing into quite the young man and I am so excited to watch him grow, marry, and start a family of his own.
8. My friends - I am 28. (will be 29 in 1 month) ahhH!!! My best friend and I have been best friends for 15 years?? That is crazy for me to think about. I love that girl though! I love having friends that you can go weeks or months without talking to, and then you pick right back up when you get together. I have learned a lot about friendship in the past 29 years....man, have I learned a lot. Friends are definitely important for the soul. Most of my friends are so close, they are more like family. I would say that is the best type of friendship. :)
9. My job. - I love my job. I love that I work Mon-Fri 8-5 (give or take). I am blessed with great pay and I work with amazing women. There is rarely a day when I go to work and come home without a smile.I also love that I don't work weekends or holidays. Those are such cherished moments and I need those days with  my family.
10. My home - I am so thankful that I have a roof over my head, and food in my belly. I know that these are things that I do not deserve, so I give all the glory to Jesus. Without Him in my life, I know it would be a struggle to get by and survive. But with Him, everything is so easy! Paying our mortgage, buying groceries, making sure KG is taken care of...those things come so easy with God on our side. :)

And that's my list. I could go on and on and on. I am so thankful for everything I have been blessed with in life. I wouldn't trade my life for any other!

Fall Weather

The weather has been amazing lately. I love that it's cool enough to wear jeans and boots, but still cool enough to wear a short sleeve shirt. I love coming home and cuddling by the fire. I love that my husband loves the simple things in life. That dinner doesn't have to be fancy, I don't have to have make-up on everyday, and he loves being with our family as much as I do.

The past couple of months have been very tough.  I have been dissapointed on numerous occasions, however, I have a very loving and understanding Husband and family that have been there through it all. I am always reminded that no matter what I am going through, there are other people in this world that are going through a lot more. So, I continue to smile and pray daily that God continues to remind me of this.
Kinzleigh is growing so much. She is becoming so verbal, and really loves people. Anytime someone new is around, she will smile and yell "hey" so loud until they acknowledge her. I feel like since I work all day, I miss so much now. But I am so blessed that she is right down the road and I can see her on my lunch break. It's hard being a mom at times. I always worry if I am doing/saying the right things. I worry about the person that she will grow up to be. I pray that she will Love Jesus as much as we do, and learn to lean on Him through everything. I pray that one day, she will find a husband just like her daddy. I pray that she will make friends that will not let her down, and if they do, I pray she learns how to let go. I love that she is being raised in home that worships God, and loves people. and I love that her daddy has such a servant heart. I hope she learns to have a servant heart as well. We may fail and sometimes make mistakes as parents, but it's such a relief to know that God will forgive us. No matter what people may think about us, or say behind our backs, I am very happy with the life that God gave us. I prayed and prayed to have a baby...and God has blessed us beyond measure. Kinzleigh is our miracle. (not many people know...but there was a point where we were  told that we may never have children.) So yes...she is truly our miracle.