Happy Thanksgiving

I do my best to be grateful everyday but it is always a little easier to be so around Thanksgiving. So in the spirit of the holiday I am going to share some of the things (in no particular order) I am most grateful for...

1. My Husband

Matt is such an incredible person, smart, funny, forgiving, supportive, and my best friend. I am so incredibly thankful for every minute I get to spend with him.

2. Family 

I have been blessed with such an incredible family that I am so immensely grateful for. It is a rather large family I could go through and brag on each and every member but I run the risk of leaving one out on accident or running out of room on this post so I will sum it up in what I love most about my family as a whole. My family loves unconditionally, are incredibly supportive, and bring such joy and laughter to my life.

3. Animals

I ADORE animals and have had horses and dogs throughout my whole entire life. My first dog Magoo was my one of my best friends growing up. He was my partner in crime always ready to tag along for whatever adventure I would cook up with the other neighborhood kids. He was my protector against snakes, my snuggling comforter when sad, and my number one playmate when lonely. I am so grateful for Magoo and all of the other dogs I have had the opportunity to bond with since. Tex was the first horse that was my very own. In my experience that special bond isn't as easy to form with horses but once you form it, it something to cherish. Tex was that horse for me, we were so in tune that I got to a point where I never really had to give a command and he could just sense what I wanted from my body language and go. I would build blanket forts in the pasture and read while Tex grazed next to me. I always treasured the moments that he would lay down by me and let me lean against him reading while he took a nap. I feel so lucky to have had this bond growing up and am so grateful that I married a man who was able to experience this bond with his dogs Trek, Wrigley, and Alonzo. I am thankful that we both feel strongly about continuing to have this bond in our lives together. 

4. The Lord

On this I could go on and on his blessings are innumerable and I am so grateful for each and every one. I think Marilyn Ferguson's poem sums it up fairly well.

To God, I'm Thankful

I’m thankful for each strand of hair
That grows upon my head
I’m thankful for the clothes I wear
And for a nice warm bed.

I’m thankful for the caring friends
Who make me feel so glad
I’m thankful for a doctor’s care
When I am feeling bad.

I’m thankful for my family
Who cheer me when I’m blue
I’m thankful for the U.S.A.
And for our soldiers too.

I’m thankful for the gentle rains
That fall upon the earth
I’m thankful for the life it brings
And for a baby’s birth.

I’m thankful for a sky of red
In early morning light
I’m thankful for the setting sun
And for the stars at night.

I’m thankful for a place to pray
And for the books I read
I’m thankful for a loving God
Who meets my every need.

Well I am off to take a pre black friday nap, hope your Turkey Day was GREAT!