Thanksgiving Thursday! :)

IM BACK!!!!!........Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!! I Hope each and everyone of you are having an amazing Thanksgiving and may God bless you and your families on this special day! :) My Thanksgiving began at 6:30 this am when my alarm went off!!! BLAH who wakes up at 6:30 in the morning on thanksgiving?.....On an average Thanksgiving day you sleep in just long enough to get to where your going and enjoy a big meal ending with a big nap! But not this girl! This year my family, well my dad, step mom, brother and I decided instead of having a dinner we would go down to the Salvation Army and help serve Thanksgiving Dinner/Lunch to those in need. It was so much fun!!! Its sad to say but so true that those people say thank you and seem to appreciate you more than some of the people I serve in Chili's everyday! The very first man I saw come in today sat down at a table all alone and when his food arrived he instantly bowed his head to pray! I was almost in tears as i looked over to my dad and said "He knows who to thank for this". This convicted me hard core because this man who has nothing takes time to pray for this one meal that may have to last him all day or a few days and I have trouble thanking God for even the bigger blessings in life. :( So today was def. a refreshing much needed day for me. Even if part of me still missed that huge sit down with your family Turkey Dinner! But this was def. fulfilling spiritual which was needed far more than a physical fulfilling. :)

Deut. 15:7. If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, in any of the towns of the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand to your poor brother; but you shall freely open your hand to him, and generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.





So Thanksgiving 2010 What 3 Things Am I Thankful For.......

1. First and Foremost I Am thankful for the God I serve. He is my hero, my best friend, my savior, my healer, provider, giver and taker, the most loving faithful man I know. I am here on this earth today all because of his protection over my life 5 and half years ago. I am saved and reborn because of His forgiveness and love for me. I am who I am today because of His life and His word given to me. I am strong and content because of his strength and peace He gives me. I am blessed beyond even my own understanding because He give me more than i deserve. His grace and mercies are what make me new each and everyday, even when I don't deserve them. My life is nothing without Him!!! <3

2. Second, I am thankful for my family and friends. First I have the most AMAZING dad in the WHOLE WORLD!!!!! He is the smartest man I know and gives me far more credit in life than i deserve. He shows more love and encouragement over my life than anyone I know and pushes me constantly and makes me want to do so much better in life!!!! :) I have an amazing step mother who loves me as her own and is one of the strongest women i know. I have the most amazing brothers and sisters one could ask for. Ha ok when we were younger maybe not so much but now that we are older and they all have kids i love them even more! :) They have blessed my life with the most amazing babies ever!!! And my sister has been like a mother to me for the last 6 or 7 years and I love her so much for it. :) I Love you All!!! My Friends get combined in family because i love each and every one of them as if they were my family. I never take relationships lightly (which can be bad at times) but for the most part its good because I have so many people i can count on, have fun with, learn with and to turn to when im in need. God has blessed me with the most fun, outgoing, caring, loving friends a girl could ask for and i wouldn't give a single one of them up! :)

3. And last but not least I thankful for my job. Ha yes call me crazy, but i freakin LOVE LOVE LOVE my job! Most may see the fact that i work as a waitress at a restaurant as a negative place to be at 26 (ok im only 25, but im ALMOST 26 :).....But I have been offered full time positions at 2 different places now and have turned them down because 1. I Make really really good money doing what i do and 2. I dont have to work full time hours. So more money in less hours, plus they let me make my own schedule? and i love it!.....u cant beat that. And im debating on school next Fall so right now in life this is my best bet. :) But anyways I love doing what i do. Serving people doesn't feel like a job AT ALL to me. I always tell me people its like i get paid to be nice to people. :) And i LOVE LOVE talking to people and i will talk to anyone so i love it when i get customers who wanna talk! ;) So thank you Jesus for blessing me with such an AMAZING Job!!!! :)

Ok So thats my top 3 things! I could go on and on because I'm so thankful for so much in my life right now but thats the just of it. I hope each and every one of you and your families have a safe and happy Thanksgiving and dont spend to much money tomorrow!!!! ;) Love you all!!!!



Psalm 107:1- "Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever."