Thankful Thursday 20

*For safe travels for loved ones coming to visit

*For time to get the youngest princess's and my hair cut

*For a great group of athletes/coaches who were honored for their hard work and dedication

*For special times with our family

*For God's hand of protection on what could have been a deadly situation

*For a fun end of the year field trip

*For a great evening out with our family

*For new experiences

*For teamwork and getting a lot of VBS signs completed

*For friends who understand

*For people who go above and beyond

*For good pictures with my children on Mother's Day

*For making fun memories

*For strong finishes

*For a beautiful day

*For silly string and smiles

*For front porch/yard family time

*For a fun ballgame

*For a wonderful, godly husband

*For a fun outing for our oldest two children

*For creation that points us to the Creator

For all these things, and many, many more, I am thankful to the Lord!

Thankful Thursday 19

*For rain the replenishes the earth with water

*For a hunger to learn more and dig deeper on the subjects of Wisdom and Foolishness

*For a fun evening for the oldest princess with her friends

*For family teamwork

*For a fun birthday party for the youngest princess

*For a fun evening (and safety) for the young prince

*For the oldest princess, and her show of maturity, by keeping her word, even when she was tempted to go back on it

*For a very special Sunday morning service

*For two young ladies who showed courage, and we're a blessing to many

*For the prince's chance to go to a conference

*For sweet strawberry treats from my class, and their parents

*For a precious card from a friend that brought tears to my eyes and encouraged my heart

*For a great evening with my children

*For lots and lots of sunflower seeds from my class and their parents

*For precious letters from my class

*For a sweet time in Bible study with a group of special young ladies

*For a new member in our Earn While You Learn group

*For Cokes from my class and their parents

*For student testimonies that totally blessed my heart

*For having my husband back after his conference - we missed him!

*For all of the supplies to get started on our Child Training Bible - I'm SO excited about this resource

*For learning something new about God's wonderful creation

For all of these things, and countless more, I am thankful to the Lord!

Thankful Thursday 17-18

*For the youngest princess's cute performance in the school talent show

*For time with the oldest princess

*For fun at a baseball game

*For several great meetings

*For a sweet young lady who is an example of strength and courage

*For a friend who accepts me flaws and all

*For rest

*For a fun field trip, and my super husband who went with me

*For a fun evening for the whole family, even if we were in four different places

*For a beautiful day

*For a win for our baseball team, and the smiles on their faces

*For a great day in the Lord's house, with some of my favorite people

*For unexpected free time

*For a win for our softball team, and the smiles on their faces

*For time with our children

*For a friend who had what we needed and was willing to share

*For laughter

*For truths from God's Word

*For  a quiet evening, and a beautiful sunset

*For my front porch swing

*For getting the oldest princess signed up for - gulp - Driver's Ed

*For laughter with my school children, and my own children

*For a peaceful family who love one another

*For a summer job for the oldest princess

*For a husband hand picked by God just for me

*Forr dinner on our table

*Fort the beauty and complexities of nature - from hummingbirds, to rainbows, from sunsets to hedgehogs, I am thankful for the world God made for us to enjoy

For all these things, and many, many, more, I am thankful to the Lord.

Thankful Thursday 16

Psalms 9:1-2 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

*For the chance to go watch my boy play baseball

*For the chance to help a friend

*For a thoughtful father-in-law who watched our children so we could have an impromptu date

*For my sweet husband

*For love, and mercy

*For a fun evening with friends

*For a good, busy Sunday

*For getting to hold a sweet, sweet baby

*For a chance to minister to girls who need to hear the gospel

*For people who are willing to give of their time and energy for the sake of missions

*For needs supplied by God alone

*For strength that only God could supply

For all of this and much, much more, I am thankful to the Lord

Thankful Thursday 14-15

So, last Thursday came and went, without a Thankful Thursday.  It wasn't that I was not Thankful, but that I was so busy that I just totally missed the fact that Thursday had come and gone, and I had not posted.  I think that is the first time I've done that since I started Thankful Thursday!  I hope it is the last!  I truly am Thankful.  I couldn't leave last week out, so I have added it to this week instead. In the spirit of Baseball season, we will say that this week is a double header.
*For an awesome Bible Study

*For a relaxing Saturday

*For God holding off the rain long enough for us to have a beautiful sunrise service

*For having to add chairs in the sanctuary, because there were not enough seats for everyone :-)!

*For an awesome choir presentation and sermon

*For learning something about communicating with my children

*For a great Sunday night service

*For a good Monday back at work

*For three precious young ladies in an important Bible study/parenting class

*For great news for a sweet couple

*For our children seeing that hard work pays off

*For a sweet unexpected gift for our youngest princess

*For struggles that make us stronger

*For things that stretch us as people and help us to learn more about ourselves and make us lean more heavily upon God

*For a friend's trust

*For fun family times

*For much needed rest

*For a fun morning for the youngest princess with a friend

*For my baby reacting sweetly when she was purposefully wronged

*For laughter with our oldest two children, and our "part-time child"

*For a beautiful day

*For an awesome day in the Lord's house

*For time to play outside with our girls

*For a chance to watch the young prince play baseball

*For laughter with a friend

*For the oldest princess and her discernment

*For lessons learned, even if the hard way

*For a safe trip for Poppy

*For a beautiful, healthy baby girl born to a wonderful family

*For promises from God's Word

*For friends who visited with us on Wednesday night, and made our night

For all these things, and so very many more, I am thankful to the Lord.

Thankful Thursday 13

It is getting late, and I am tired, so I will keep it short and sweet, although I have many, many things to be thankful for this week.

*For safe travels for my father-in-law

*For help unloading another load of helps for the Dominican ministry

*For seeing old friends and having a few minutes to catch up

*For a fun princess party for the youngest princess

*For Poppy being able to be here for her birthday dinner

*For safe travels for the kids and I - even through some pretty rough weather

*For a great surprise when we got there

*For time to spend with our favorite newlyweds

*For crazy country fun: skeet shooting, Bon fires, homemade piñatas, log crossing, church going, brick cleaning/stacking, dart throwing, tractor riding, picture taking, and turkey huntin

*For the fact that my children have just as much fun playing with boxes, balloons, buckets, shovels, and dirt, as they do with video games, and expensive toys

*For a sweet uncle and aunt that love my children like grandkids, and spoil them accordingly

*For a fun shopping trip, and the smiles on my children's faces

*For a picture taking request from my son

*For a video request from my brother

*For a fun day with cousins we rarely get to see

*For a chance meeting with two other cousins I rarely get to see

*For precious time with my aunts and my uncle

*For fun games

* For safe travels home - and that I was driving, instead of Torie when the blue barrel fell off the truck in front of us

*For being home with my prince - I really missed him!

*For great pictures of most of the things mentioned above

For all these things, and many, many more, I am thankful to the Lord!

She's...7!

 She's a little bit encouraging.  (And wants to be just like her big sister,)

She's a little bit loving.  (On anything that will be still long enough.)

She's a little bit thankful.  (For lots of things,)

She's a little bit tomboy.  (She loves basketball and climbing trees with her brother.)

She's a little bit country.  (More so than me...that's a worm folks!)

She's a little bit of an actress.  (Okay, so she put on her own show, after the show...a rock solid performance.  You really had to be there.)

She's a little bit adventurous.  (Not afraid of anything,)

She's a little bit funny.  (Well...okay, a lot funny.  Hilarious to be exact.)

She's a little bit rotten.  (But aren't they all?)

She's a little bit prissy. (And girly, and giggly, and sugar and spice and everything nice...)

She's a little bit angel.  And she's a WHOLE LOT loved!  I can't believe she made her debut 7 years ago today!  What joy and excitement she has added to our lives!  I love her more than pictures or words could ever tell!!!  Happy Birthday to the youngest princess!!  May God bless you with many, many more!!

She's...7!