Thankful...

. . . I'm thankful...that i get to spend time with my family.  I'm thankful...for the warmth of a home. I'm thankful...for the love that is within my heart.  I'm thankful...for the few days i get with my brother  & that he lets me practice taking pictures of him without too much complaint...basically he rocks.

{Hunky right?!} I'm thankful...for not having to work today! I'm thankful...for food in my pantry. I'm thankful...that i have a cat that lets me squeeze him daily. I'm thankful...for the ability to hear and see. I'm thankful...for the daily over-looked pleasures of life. I'm thankful...for two of the most amazing parents that i miss every day.

I'm thankful...that i was given a heart that loves to express art. 

I'm thankful...for God's Word. 

I'm thankful...that i love reading young adult fiction. 

I'm thankful...for so many things.

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Most importantly... I'm thankful...for Jesus Christ and His forgiveness & sacrifice.  Without Him, my life wouldn't have much meaning and in all honesty I probably wouldn't even be alive without Him and His love{another story for another time}.  I'm so thankful that i have a Savior who loves me unconditionally, who strengthens me, who corrects me, shelters me, comforts me, embraces and encourages me...a Most High King who calls me daughter. I am beyond blessed.  . . . I'll be out at my grandparents today with my mother's side of the family.  Tomorrow i'll be with my father's side of the family. Spending time with family=WINNING in my book. . . . What are your plans for the Holiday? What are you thankful for?