FAITH

Today I am thankful for answered and unanswered prayers.  I know those two contradict each other, but it speaks so true to my heart.  Many times in our lives we pray for specific things and when those prayers are not answered we sometimes question why.  However, I have learned as I have gotten older that all unanswered prayers were because He had something greater in store for me.

It all boils down to one thing and that is FAITH.  I truly believe that as long as you have faith in God that He will help you weather any storm that you face.

Today has been a wonderful day....and I am eternally grateful for an answered prayer!!  His timing is always best!!

Happy Birthday, Honey!

Today I am thankful for my wonderful husband.  He is an amazing man.  He is one of the most loving, caring, responsible, hard working, fun, energetic, life of the party, good looking, honest and loyal men I have ever met in my life.  He will do anything to make sure that our kids are taken care of and that they have everything they want.  Which includes saying "yes" to almost all of their demands!  Ok, so I am somewhat kidding!  He spoils us ALL rotten.  Today is his 34th birthday!!

Happy 34th Birthday, Babe!!  I love you to the moon and back!  I can't wait to grow old with you!

Kallaway helping Daddy open his present!

Daddy's very own iPad!!!

35

Today I am thankful for another year of life.  Today was my 35th Birthday!  I am so blessed and so lucky to be surrounded by so many loving and caring people.  All day long I kept getting emails from Facebook because of people posting to my wall and telling me Happy Birthday.  Over 100 people wished me Happy Birthday, they sure know how to make a girl feel special.

Tonight we cooked pork loin sandwiches for my birthday dinner.  Chris surprised me with some cookie cake slices from the Cookie Co.  I loooove cookie cakes.  He knows me well!  My wonderful husband and kiddos got me a pair of Coach sunglasses.  I absolutely love them!  My husband and kids are pretty great too! :)

A Cozy Home

Tonight I am extremely thankful for our Home!  Our home is not necessarily the biggest, cleanest or the newest, but it is HOME for us.  It is a safe haven for our children, a place where they can laugh and play and not worry about others.  It is a place where we can be together as a family of four and laugh, learn and dream together.  I am so thankful that we have a roof over our head with electricity, water, heat or AC.  I know there are so many around the world that are not this fortunate; therefore, tonight I am praying for those less fortunate.  Praying that God places his hands of comfort upon them and that somehow they may become more fortunate in their daily lives.

Friends

Today I am thankful for the wonderful group of people Chris and I are lucky enough to call our friends.  Some of them we have known all of our lives, some are new friends, some we work with and some are simply friends of friends.  However it is that we have crossed paths, I am extremely thankful for all of our friends.  They make "life" so much fun and I wish we were able to get together with them all more often.  

Today is the Texas Tech vs. UT game.  Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Red Raiders so we can all have Bevo burgers later!  We are "hosting" some of Chris' customers today so we get to spend the day taking them to the game and showing them around Lubbock.  Get your GUNS UP!!

LONG LIVE THE MATADOR!!

17 ~ Nieces & Nephews

Today I am thankful for our 17 Nieces & Nephews.  I know, 17 is ALOT of Nieces & Nephews...and I am willing to bet we aren't done!  Chris and I both have fairly big families and I absolutely LOVE it!  Holidays, birthdays, weekend get togethers and everything else where we are all together are so much fun.  Yes, it is crazy and hectic at times, but it is always a lot of fun and there is always a lot of love being passed around.

Chris' side of the family ~ MaKayla, Tyler, Joshua, Avaree, Gabby, Kallaway, Diego, Dirks, Kinsley and Bailey

For some odd reason I can't find any pics of all of our nieces & nephews on my side of the family together....we definitely need to get this done again soon!

Chelsea, Channing, Elizabeth, Courtly, Coleman, Jackson, Chisholm, Kinsley and Kallaway

Chandler 

Elizabeth & Garrison

Our niece, Channing, is 11 today.  I can remember the day she was born just like it was yesterday.  Yet, somehow, she is 11 now.  This hardly seems possible!  Channing, Chris and I hope you have had a wonderful birthday and we pray that you are blessed with many more!  Happy Birthday, Butter Bean!

Time for Thankfulness!!

While I believe that it is good to always be THANKFUL and praise Him for all we have, November seems to make everyone a little nostalgic about their thankfulness.  I cannot believe it is November!!  In less than two months it will be Christmas!  How in the world has time gone by soooo fast?!?  I decided that I wanted to "thankful" posts throughout the month of November.  I am going to try and post one for each day!  We will see if I can update this little blog of mine that much during a month's time.  The computer just might break!

So....here I go....

Today I am extremely thankful for a Heavenly Father who loves me the way I am.  I am not perfect, heck... I am a sinner, but I love God more than anything in this world and I am extremely thankful that He constantly hears ours prayers and protects us.  While we may not always understand His timing or His ways, he is a sovereign God who gave his only Son for us.  I pray that my family and I will continue to follow His path and I pray that my children always know they can turn to Him no matter how dark their days.