Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I know, I've been a terrible blogger... one of these days I'm going to catch up! :-) But until then, I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. I trust you will take some time today to give thanks for all the blessings God has given you (us) over the past year. Here are a few of my Thankful Things:

1) An AWESOME God who created me, knows me, and loves me anyway!
2) Jesus Christ, who died on Cavalry to pay my sin debt... and I have accepted that gift of salvation and eternal life in Heaven one day
3) My wonderful husband who also knows me and loves me anyway... and man, does he put up with a lot from me! (I'm working on getting better...)
4) My family ~ both of them (my in-laws, too). I am truly blessed to have wonderful families, even though we, as any family, have issues! :-) I so wish that I could spend time with them over the holidays, but that is not to be this year.
5) Our church & our pastor - our pastor had a quadruple bypass heart surgery 4 weeks ago yesterday. It is a miracle that he is even alive! But God spared his life, and he is doing well. Also, our church staff is amazing, and I am so thankful that God brought us here.
6) My friends... such a blessing to have iron-sharpeneth-iron friends.
7) My house ~ after moving so many times in my life, it is nice to have a nice place to call home... at least until God moves us again (which I kind of hope isn't anytime soon!) :-)
8) Facebook! Silly, I know, and I spend WAY too much time on there, but it has been great to connect with old friends and acquaintances, and to see that most of them are still busy serving the Lord.
9) My job... Yes, I still have one! I love my kiddos, and am so thankful that God has placed me here and allowed these two little boys to sort of fill the void in my heart for a baby of my own.
10) This is a hard one, but since the Bible says that I am to give thanks IN EVERYTHING and FOR EVERYTHING... (this prompted by THIS POST by Angie) I am thankful for infertility. (No, I'm not FEELING it right now, but faith is not based on feeling, nor is obedience based on feeling.) I know that I have 9 babies in Heaven with Jesus right now, and a void in my heart and arms. However, I know that God has something BETTER planned for Chris and me. I'm thankful that this circumstance has drawn me closer to the Lord and to my husband. God is good, ALL the TIME!

Have a great Thanksgiving! "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." I Thessalonians 5:18

Election Day

Just want to say VOTE TOMORROW! If you don't vote, don't complain to me about the government!

There's been a lot I would have liked to say about the candidates, but I'm just going to vote my convictions and beliefs and pray for our country.