July 10th, 2023

I am thankful for my boys who always rally around me in times of great stress, loss, difficulty, and also celebration.

I am thankful for my adopted daughters. My sons aren’t married to them yet but these girls have already been mine for a long time.

I’m thankful for my sweet and, yes, adorable granddaughter who, I will say again, is good medicine in times of heartache.

I’m thankful for a wonderful extended family who is always wrapped around me when I need them the most.

I am thankful for in-laws who love me and whom I dearly love.

I am thankful for friends, so many amazing friends, who surround me with love and support.

I am thankful for my home and that it has always been a safe haven, a place of comfort and beautiful memories.

I am thankful for Jesus, my savior, and for the assurance that the name of the Lord is a strong tower where the righteous run into it and they are saved. He is my refuge and my strength. He is my portion forever. I speak the name of Jesus, plead the blood of Jesus over all circumstances in my life knowing His protection and His mercy are never ending and new every morning. It is now a new day and I am grateful for that.

There are so many other things to be thankful for. I’m looking for them every day, even on the ones that feel unbearable and when my troubles overwhelm me. I praise you, Father, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. I praise You for blessings and mercies, favor and sparks of joy. I praise You for sunrises and sunsets that remind me that another day will follow this one. I praise You for being Alpha and Omega, beginning and the end, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Thank you. ♥️

Here is a photo of just one of the things I’m thankful for…sleepy snuggles. 💕