Thanksgiving is this Thursday and for the month of November i've been reading on facebook a few of my friend's statuses. In November, once every day they post one thing their thankful for and of course, everyone of their friends is able to read it. They're thankful for different things like friends and family....etc, and it's really nice to read and shows a glimpse of the blessings they have in life. So in turn, i decided to write my own list of things im thankful for.
For starters, im thankful that Aaron made it home safely from Afghanistan just 8 months ago. It's hard to believe that we made it through a long year, and now here we are...8 months later and that 8 months seems to have FLOWN by!! Im really excited that we get to the holidays together this year. It's our first Thanksgiving and Christmas as a married couple!!! :) I love that we are finally living together with no long distance because of deployment or him being stationed in another state while im living across country from him...
Im thankful for my wonderful husband who supports my ambitions, helps me reach my goals, and pushes me to be a better more cheerful person day after day. Im so thankful that he's the one that can always make me smile and laugh even when we're having a disagreement. For him being there to take care of me when i had my surgery, and waiting on me hand and foot, praying for my healing and being there for whatever i needed, whether it was more pain medicine, a neck massage, help taking the tape off my stitches, taking me to the doctor to get the stitches out, or just laying in bed with me and watching movies all day when i couldn't go out and i was laid up in bed recovering. Im so blessed to have found a man who gets up day after day, no matter how tired he is or how much he wants to hit that snooze button or just call in "sick" (altho the army doesn't allow that lol) who works so hard and does his best at everything and who treats me like a princess even when i really don't deserve it.
Im thankful for the house we were able to rent. We literally found this house in 3 days and although i have my own opinions about our realtor and our maintenance people and their poor professionalism, im so thankful that we have a roof over our heads, water to cook and clean with, electricity to keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter (im sitting here warm and toasty thanks to our heater!!) Food to eat.
My new job is another blessing. A miracle really! I had just given up on job hunting for the year. Told Aaron i was going to just go to school full time in the Spring. After i told him that i was googleing children's shelters in the area and i called a random place and sent in my resume even though i had never heard of them before and they currently weren't hiring and a week later i received a call for an interview. Although i have had some struggles with this job with the different people i've interacted with, i've learned! The ladies who work at the shelter are all amazing and so sweet and helpful and ready to give advice, encouragement, and have me call them in the middle of the night if i need help. Im so grateful for this job because it's giving me experience in the field of Social Work so that when i get my degree and i start looking for a job, i'll have some kind of experience under my belt.I'm also thankful for the extra income coming in...who knew an soldier's salary wasn't as glamorous as some people think it is. Im thankful i had let my supervisor know before i was hired about the surgery so that i was able to get a few days off work when my surgery came about for my jaw!
Im also thankful that i was referred to a specialist for my jaw once we got settled in Oklahoma. Im so glad the doctor was able to see the pain and discomfort i've been in for so long and was able to find a (hopefully) solution to my problem. Im so blessed that i was able to schedule the surgery at the beginning of November and that Aaron was able to be with me and take care of me the first few days while i was still not able to do too much. Im thankful that even though im still in some pain from the surgery, that the incision seems to be healing well, the stitches are out, and i've almost gotten all of the tape residue out of my hair ;) [almost...i just found some more last night lol] Im hopeful that this surgery will work, and im praying a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the opportunity to have such a skilled doctor perform this surgery and praying that it will heal and soon i will be able to carry on with a normal life by eating, yawning and talking normally like i did before i started having issues with my jaw.
Although i will be working on Thanksgiving day, the day after and on the weekend...im really thankful and soo excited that my parents and my sisters are still going to travel up to Oklahoma and come visit me and Aaron. I was discouraged when i found out i'd be working all 4 days, because i didn't think i'd get to see family, but they're coming up and im extremely excited because i have missed them all so much! Aaron has too, he's so excited they're coming!! But im also praying through being thankful for working on Thanksgiving day. Im hoping that God will bless my time at the shelter and will allow the ladies and children there to see Him through me and my willingness to take time away from my holiday plans and work and being ther for them.
Ok so i rambled on a lot but what can i say? im definitely blessed.
One more thing. I was listening to the radio today and heard this quote: "You cannot be grateful/thankful for something you feel entitled to have"
The quote kind of hit me hard. There are many things im thankful for, but i also have seen areas in my life where i get disappointed and discouraged because i think im "ENTITLED/DESERVE" somethings and when i don't get it, i end up being bitter. I've also seen that with some of the clients in our shelter. It's hard for some to be thankful or show gratitude because they seem to feel the deserve or are entitled to all the things we provide, or they want more that we are not able to provide. This quote is just something that im going to have to pray over and ask God to help me see that i don't deserve any of it! I don't deserve and im not entitled to anything....anything and everything i have or get is all a blessing from God!
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
-Psalm 100:4-5
*please pray for those who are serving our country and for the families on the home front...the holidays are a rough time to get through when you're separated by thousands of miles and you know your loved one is in a war zone.
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!
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