Thankfulness Thursdays

I almost missed Thankfulness Thursdays!!!

Today I'm thankful for the simple pleasures of Bubble Baths!!! I love to take long hot bubble baths and my girls love them too!!

Thankfulness Thursdays

Today I am Thankful for SPRING!!!!!

I'm thankful for each new season, but spring is always a bit more enticing to me! We have many things to be thankful for. Here's a few things that have happened in "my" springtime seasons...

April 9th is my Birthday! That was always exciting to me! (A little less exciting now a days!)

April 19, 2004

Tim told me he was interested in me and wanted to pursue a relationship! That day was a big deal to me. I was finally able to express my feelings for him and was confident that we'd one day be husband and wife!!

April 4, 2006

God gave us a very early and very small gift, Nora Sabella!! At 3lb. 9 oz. she came 8 weeks early and had to spend 25 days in the NICU, but through all that we saw God's kindness and mercy! He gave us a healthy baby girl.

April 29, 2006

We FINALLY got to take Nora home from the NICU! It was one of the most AMAZING feeling ever. We walked out, into the warm spring air, to finally have our family together, under one roof! No more 2AM calls to the NICU, no more sleepless nights wondering if she was ok, if she was crying, if someone was comforting her, if she was alone. Now, I could touch her face and see that she was ok.

April 10, 2009

The Birth of another Baby Girl, Elise Micaela. After 6 weeks of bed rest, I was ready for her to come!!! It was a difficult c-section, I lost too much blood and had to have a transfusion. BUT, Elise was full term and a whopping 7lbs 2.4 oz. (Whopping in comparison to Nora, that is!)

So, I'm thankful for the renewing of Spring. The snow melting, trees blooming, flowers peeking through the damp soil and warmer, sunnier days to come!

Spring Time is a reminder to me of God's faithfulness and mercy. Mercy that is new not only each spring, but each morning.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Lamentations 3:22-24

Mercies Anew

Every morning that breaks
There are mercies anew
Every breath that I take
Is your faithfulness proved
And at the end of each day
When my labors are through
I will sing of Your mercies anew
When I’ve fallen and strayed
There were mercies anew
For you sought me in love
And my heart you pursued
In the face of my sin
Lord, You never withdrew
So I sing of Your mercies anew

And Your mercies, they will never end
For ten thousand years they’ll remain
And when this world’s beauty has passed away
Your mercies will be unchanged

And when the storms swirl and rage
There are mercies anew
In affliction and pain
You will carry me through
And at the end of my days
When Your throne fills my view
I will sing of Your mercies anew
I will sing of Your mercies anew

By Mark Altrogge, Bob Kauflin