With Christmas being 2 days away and 2009 coming to an end, I have been thinking about my life and all that God has blessed me with. Christmas is not the only time of year that giving occurs. Yes, during this season we receive and give gifts to and from our loved ones, but so many times I think that I am selfish in that I do not say thank you enough. God has blessed me so many ways in life as well as in the past year. Below are things that I am most grateful for and thank God for providing me. My mere words alone could never say thank you enough for all my blessings, but I will promise to give it my best shot each and every day!
My Blessings:
1) First and foremost, I am most grateful for having God in my life. In the past few years of life, my relationship with God was not as close as it should have been. In 2009 I was blessed by Him. He showed me the road back to Him. He showed me love that only He can provide. I am thankful for Him Baptising me (02/14/09) as one of his children. God provides for me. He gives me strength when I am weak. He has shown me love like no other. He has never abandoned me. He has forgiven me and all of my sins. He accepts me for all my imperfections, and for this I am forever grateful. I can only pray to be the woman God wants me to be for the rest of eternity.
2) Patrick. God has blessed me with bringing Patrick back into my life. He brought him to me in a very trying time in my life. I have never been in love like I am with this man. He is my heart and soul. He treats me and loves me like no other person has ever done. He too accepts me for who I am and all my imperfections. In 2010, I look forward to becoming Patrick's wife. To say our vows in front of God and our family and friends and live a life of God as a married couple. "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." —Genesis 2:18, 21-24. I cannot leave out Brandon, Caleb and Hannah. These 3 children are beautiful gifts that God brought me when he gave me Patrick. Not being a mother myself is tough. I have no legacy. These 3 kids are the closest things to having my own children and they are wonderful human beings. I look forward to becoming their Stepmother and my wish is that I can provide them with love and guidance and be the best Stepmom that I can be.
3) My family. God has truly given me the best family a woman can ask for. My mother, she is my savior. My best friend. My supporter. In everything that has happened in life, Mom has always been there to hold me up. She has been by my side for 33 years. She accepts me, she loves me like only a mother could. She means the world to me. I love my mom more than words can express and am grateful that she was chosen to have this role in my life. She is truly an inspiration. My Dad is a wonderful man. Although we have had trying times, God has walked me through these times and back into my fathers life. He is caring, loving, supportive and a wonderful man. I am his babygirl and I would have it no other way. My sister is a wonderful, beautiful, caring sister. Only having one sibling, I could not ever thank God enough for picking her to be my sister. Although we are so very different, she has always been there for me- through thick and thin. I am so very blessed to have her in my life. Now, there is a plethora of other relatives, Aunt Jean, Uncle Larry, Uncle John, Carol, cousins galore..all in which I am blessed to have. Our family is very close knit and I know at anytime any one of these people would be there for me, as I for them. I am blessed to have their love and support.
4)Our animals. Princess, Camo, and Sugar. These 3 animals bring me smiles each and every day. They never judge me. They show me unconditional love. I thank God for allowing me to be able to provide for them and give them the home, attention and love that they deserve in life.
5) My job. Although this is not the job of my dreams, I have been blessed to have such a stable job to go to every day for the past 6 years! I love the people that I work with. These people know me, they spend 8 hours a day with me and they truly care about me. What a great feeling! I am so lucky to have such wonderful people to work with. I love my work family!
6) Friends. Its not the quantity but the quality of friends a person has. Although I don't have friends lining down the street, I have very dear friends that are beautiful souls. I cherish each and everyone of them. I am so grateful for having them in my life.
7) My health. Although I have had some health issues this year, I am thankful that it has not been worse than what it was. There are so many people that suffer from disease and illness far worse than I have ever experienced. I thank God for watching over me and keeping me healthy. I look forward to a healthy 2010!
There are so many more things that I could go on and on about, but this blog would run out of space. I just want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. May your life be filled with many blessings! Life is precious and time is limited. Enjoy every day like its your last and don't forget who to say thanks to! He's always listening!
