Thanksgiving

I thought about doing the 30 days of Thanksgiving but with all that is going on I knew that there would probably be NO way that I could/would keep up with it!  So I decided to write it all on one blog at one time-- these are in no particular order.
#1- I am thankful for the life that the Lord has blessed me with.
#2- I am thankful that we serve an amazing God.
#3- I am thankful for my husband.  He is such an amazing husband and father.
#4- I am thankful for my marriage.  Is it perfect?  No, but it is perfectly perfect for both of us.  The last 3/almost 4 years of marriage have been filled with compromise, communication, ups, downs, a LOT of laughter, learning, and love.  I am so thankful that we both learn from our mistakes in marriage and are able to grow as a couple and continue to love, honor, and respect each other through it all.
#5- I am so very thankful that the Lord chose us to be Braxton's parents.  I still have moments, like yesterday, when I sit and watch him sleep with tears in my eyes.  He is one of the most precious gifts that we have ever been given and I could not imagine life with out him.  The love for him is one that I never knew existed.
#6- I am thankful for our families!  We would not be who we are today with out them.
#7- I am thankful that we have a house to come home to every day.
#8- I am thankful for my job!  Yes sometimes it is hard to wake up and sometimes the kids get on my last nerve but I leave there knowing that in some way, shape, or form I have helped these children.
#9- I am thankful that we have food on the table every day.  I am also thankful that we (hubby, Brax, and myself) sit down together at the dinner table every night.  Love these family moments!
#10- I am thankful for my friends!  I have had the same best friends since 6th grade and I have added new friends along the way.  Thankful that even though we might not talk every day we are able to get together and catch up like no time has passed at all.
#11- I am thankful for my sister.  She is an amazing friend, support system, helper, and any other wonderful word that you can think of.  She is also an AMAZING mother to our precious niece.
#12- I am thankful for our parents.  My parents guided, supported, and have never given up on me! Thank you!!!
#13- I am thankful for my health.
#14- I am thankful for medical professionals, especially recently!  They have taken such good care of my mom and continue to do what is best for her.  They also helped our little Braxy out and were so good to him when he got his tubes!
#15- I am thankful for my car.  It is something that we often take for granted but I am thankful that I have a reliable car to get us around safely.
#16- I know I already said I was thankful for my friends but I am thankful for my best friend, who is also my sister in law.  We have been through a lot and now marriage and children!!  It's so fun!
#17- I am thankful for the patience that the Lord has blessed me with as a mother.  (Don't get me wrong, I am not perfect by any means)
#18- I am thankful for Braxton's sitter!  She, her husband, and her mom take such great care of him!
#19- I am thankful for the second little life I am growing inside of me.  Although it was not on our timing/plan it was HIS!  We are so thankful and I am already anxious, very anxious, to meet this little one!
#20- I am thankful for my little brother.  He is such a sweet, caring young boy and brings such joy to all of our lives!
#21- I am thankful for learning experiences.  Everything that has happened in my life has happened for a reason- even if at the time I did not think it was fair.  I am thankful that I have taken the time and opportunity to embrace these experiences and learn and grow from them.  "Your best teacher are your mistakes."
#22- I am thankful for my education.
#23- I am thankful for all of the open mouthed slobbery kisses that Braxton gives me.
#24- I am thankful for technology.  Email, telephones, etc.  It offers me the ability to keep up with all of my great friends and family!
#25-I am thankful for my time off this week and the extra time with Braxton.  We have played and played and played, walked around the house over and over, and even got to go eat lunch with daddy yesterday.
#26- I am thankful that I am able to enjoy the simple things in life.  Just this morning I was smiling from ear to ear as I walked Braxton around the house and he was holding on to my finger SOOOOO tight.  I will never forget little moments like this.
#27- I am thankful for our servicemen.
#28- I am thankful for clothes.  I do not like shopping so my clothes are not the latest fashions but I am thankful that I have clothes with no holes in them and warm clothes for cold days!
#29- I am thankful for washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators.  Weird I know, but think about what life with be like without these things.
#30- I am thankful for everything in my life!