Thankfulness #1

I join no community. I stand alone. Yet I'm motivated by friends, family, and strangers who urge me to be thankful. Thankful for being surrounded by many gifts. Gifts in many sizes and many colors and many forms. MANY. I must count these gifts to scatter the horde of negative thoughts that threaten to overtake my spirit. Thus, my first entry...

My Husband.

I strongly believe that God led you to me. I received a prophetic whisper from the Spirit of God: I would hear about you 25 years after I chose to follow Christ. And it happened. Amazing!

We are so different from each other in so many ways. Our Myers-Briggs Personalities are complete opposites. :) Yet, many times our differences sharpen our characters and form us into better people. I praise God for our personalities, even during moments when we drive each other crazy!

I am thankful that you are a great father to our two children. You love them so much and you spend countless hours with them. You are willing to participate in almost every aspect of child rearing. Changing diapers. Doing laundry. Feeding kids. Reading stories. Disciplining attitudes. Singing songs. Teaching prayer. The list goes on.

I am thankful that we can talk. We can spend hours covering topics such as science, mathematics, teaching, philosophy, theology, parenting, and relationships. I love that we can laugh together. I cherish the fact that I can cry in front of you. And in the event of disagreement, I appreciate your desire for reconciliation and forgiveness.

We are on this journey together. And for now, we are here, in this place. In the end, it does not matter where I am on this earth. As long as I am with you. And our two beautiful children created out of love.

I am thankful for you.

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