I'm thankful for

I am thankful for many things and after a not so great day yesterday I need to turn my eyes to what I have to be thankful for:

I am thankful for a God who loves me and His Son who was willing to die for me and that He gives me opportunities to share that.

I am thankful for my canary. For those that don't know, a canary is a bird who is very sensitive to changes in the air, especially carbon monoxide. So they would keep a canary in the mines and if the carbon monoxide (a deadly, colorless, odorless gas) started to build up in the mine the bird would die and the miners knew it wasn't safe to stay in the mine. One of my kids is the canary for my family. He is more sensitive to when things aren't as they should be and reacts in a way we can't help but notice.

I am thankful for friends who listen even when I am ranting and complaining. I am also thankful that those friends come along side to help. I am truly blessed to know many of these women.

I am thankful for my best friend. He stands by me even when the world is falling apart around us. I am blessed that God gave him to me.

I am thankful that God knows what I need even when I don't. He takes me where I am and deals with me. When I don't read His Word, He speaks to me where I am. I am thankful that even though He has no reason to love me, He does.

A life changing event

Seventeen years ago my life changed in an amazing way. That day a 7 pound 8 ounce miracle was born and part of my heart was now traveling in someone else's body. Before he was born I knew him. He was a quiet baby who would let me know he was around when I needed him to. He put me through the most intense pain I had ever felt, but gave me more joy than I could ever imagine.

It is hard to believe how quickly the years have flown by and how that tiny baby is almost ready to leave the nest.

Though he will be a man in just one short year, he will always be that toothless little face that I met 17 years ago today.