Thankful for....

Many of us are off to our holiday festivities, and of course, we need to be thankful.

Here is what I am thankful for:

I have a wonderful family. I didn't always have a wonderful family.

I have a great husband.

I have a roof over my head, and we, hubbie and I, can provide that roof.

I have my health and well being. Moment of truth here, I am not thankful for my eyesight!

I have redemption through Jesus Christ. I would have committed suicide a long time ago if I thought that salvation only came to me through some task I did. I can't do anything like that right.

I have fabulous friends. I have friends who I can call on for help, and they would come in a minute. They also know I would do the same for them.

The future looks bright. I am thankful for that.

I am so thankful for my kids. They make the world a better place just because they are in it.

I am thankful that my worth is in Christ. No matter what anyone else says about me, it doesn't matter. At all. Period. What Christ thinks of me is all that matters. I needed to remind myself of this with Scripture this week. I am recovering from getting my back stabbed by a friend, but it doesn't matter. Christ thinks I am worthy of saving by dying on the cross for me....I think what my friend has to say about me pales in comparison.

I am thankful that the older I get, the more I don't expect perfection. Oh my word, I am so glad I am over that! In fact, I find myself expecting imperfection, and it makes the world easier to live in. Thank you, Lord, for giving me a bit of wisdom with that. I find myself saying "Well, that is to be expected, don't you think?"

I am thankful that I live in America. If I lived anywhere else as a Christian woman, in most places except for parts of Europe and Australia, I would have very few of the rights and privileges I enjoy now. I am so thankful, you have no idea.

I am thankful that my six year old is reading voraciously! I love to read, and it just makes me glow to watch him enjoy reading.

I am thankful my two year old wants to be like his big brother, and he is actually starting to figure out the sounds of letters, and is starting the basics of reading. He's two! More glowing!

I am thankful that I will have food on my plate to eat tomorrow, and I have never been without a meal.

I am thankful for all that I have. Even if I lived under a bridge, I have so much to be thankful for. If all is gone, I am thankful for the Lord our God. Without Him.....well, let's not go there. I have Him. We have Him. I am thankful, beyond what words can express, for the salvation God gave us through Christ.