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

Thankfulness Thursdays

During this difficult season of our lives, I find that I need to remind myself of all God has given to me. He is working in our lives, even though I don't understand or know the path he has us walking.

So, each Thursday, I'm going to write about something I'm thankful to God for. Some things are life changing, some are simple joys of my life!

Since we just had Valentines day, I'm going to be thankful for MY Valentine!

God gave me such a gift in Tim. I always prayed that God would provide me with a man that loves the Lord and who would love me, despite all my sins!!! God gave me Tim! He loves me and our girls so well. This season has brought many ups and downs for him. Sometimes he feels lost, but ultimately he know that God is in control. I know at the end of this season, we will see how God worked in our lives. More specifically, we will see how God had taken Tim down a whole new path. How God has grown, stretched, provided, loved, disciplined, and shown Himself to Tim! It's exciting to see God working in our lives!

Come April, we will have been together for 6 years! Tim always says to me (almost daily) "Thank you for being my wife". I'm so thankful that he pursued ME.

Thanks babe, for working so hard for our family. I love you!! I am so thankful that God has brought us together! He has great plans for us!

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." I Cor. 13:4-7