Thankful For...

This list is late, but better late than never. Just a few of God's blessings on my life the past several days:

-it working out for me to spend a few days in Nashville with my Mom
-lunch breaks with the hubby
- owl city playlist
- trying new recipes
- getting a lot accomplished in a short amount of time
- unexpected baby gift in the mail
- the way William grins from ear to ear when I kiss his chubby cheeks
-a great visit with Mom making cards, talking, laughing, staring at William, and chillin on the back porch
- getting to be at RBC prayer meeting
- Memorial weekend with Granny Sommers, Dad-in-law, and Brother-in-law
- Getting to watch Dad-in-law cross the finish line at the Cotton Row Run
- Going geo-caching with the Hubby and Dad-in-law and finding 2 of them!
- my chiropractor
- my Hubby being a HUGE help while my neck what out
- reasons to be thankful despite a really crappy week last week
- a lazy Saturday to do nothing
- the beginning of a new week
- William taking a nap at church
- God's never failing love and grace despite my repeating the same mistakes over and over again
- meals thrown together from random pantry items that turns out to be super yummy
- Ben being on Daddy Duty so I could go grocery shopping by myself
- William's first real giggle :)
- joy in my role as a wife and mother
- phone conversations with Mom, Dad, and Ross
- pajama days

Thankful for...

- a hubby who does dishes :)
- lists
- recovery from a cold that made me feel like I'd been hit by a truck
- my son not catching whatever it was I had
- chicken and rice soup
- pajama pants
- the blessing of getting to be a stay-at-home mom
- hot tea
- little smiles brought on by chanting patty cake, patty cake over and over again :)
- going down memory lane, remembering how Ben and I became friends
- an extra hour of sleep
- kleenex with lotion
- sappy love songs
- finding wedding day pictures that I forgot I had
- not having to share my husband with homework!
- chalkboards
-naps
- lazy Saturdays
- playing cards games with the hubby
- laughing together
- dinner with friends at our favorite pizza joint
- encouraging e-mails
- I can believe that God is working ALL things together for my good.
- not having to buy diapers for a while thanks to last weekend's baby shower
- a year of marriage to my best friend
- the many ways God has provided for us in that year
- the many things God has taught us through marriage
- having a fun anniversary despite the change in plans
- silly photo booth pictures
- getting turned lose in a cooking gadget store and my husband saying "Here's your budget, go get what you want"

Dizzy with gratitude,
JRae

P.s. I just read through this list again, and I always seem to be really thankful for food and sleep. Hmmmm...

Thankful For...

I'm the wife of a college student. This means we aren't exactly rich. This means I work hard to pinch pennies on the grocery bill, and my hubby works whenever he's not in class or doing homework. By the world's standards, we is poor. But, I know that we are very rich. God has blessed us with so much more than we need or deserve. In an effort to remember this more often, I'm going to start a weekly "thankful" post. I plan to post said posts on Monday, but this week it's gonna be on Tuesday, because I said so.
Without further ado, here is this week's list of richness:
-giant,toothless grins
-phone calls with Mom
-Ben getting an unexpected raise at work
-unexpected blessing of getting to move out of married student housing in July in stead of December
-and getting to move into a rental house, rather than another apartment
-yellow polka dot coffee mug
-chicken pot pie!!!
-a baby that takes good naps
-Facebook chat that allows me and Sister to talk on and off all day
-surprise coffee and cheesecake from my sweet hubby :)
-a day to spend at my Grandma-in-laws visiting, doing laundry, and making cards
-the precious relationship I have with my Grandma-in-law
-a good report at William's pediatrician appointment, a healthy, big boy :)
-the fact that he didn't cry the entire time we were there
-God's protection on our trip to and from Nashville this weekend
-grace to be patient with a baby who was off his routine
-the blessing of so many friends who came to my baby shower
- the ridiculous amount of gifts they gave me/William
-the hard work my Mom and Aunt Cheryl put into planning it
-my first Mother's Day
-new hair cut!
-the blessing of a super close relationship with my Mom
-a dozen chocolate with sprinkles Kripsy Kreme donuts that my husband brought me for my Mother's Day present
-coffee and prayer on the deck Sunday morning with my father-in-law
-getting to be in church at RBC this Sunday
-conviction of my lack of compassion for the lost souls that I come in contact with every day
-not having to cook dinner last night
-some brief one on one time with my little brother this weekend
-So. Many. Diapers.

Overwhelmed,
JRae

It's the Little Things...

Ya know those seemingly insignificant things that make life more fun/beautiful/easy...?
Thanking God for these little things:

-Pretty cupcakes
-a clean windshield
-granny coffee mugs
-scraps and scraps of fabric
-Coming home from church on Sunday to a clean kitchen because I had gotten up 15 minutes earlier to clean it before we left
-Music in the car ( I sometime take this one for granted. It's just automatically on when I get in my car. But my friend's car got broken into and they stole her radio and I thought...O, I am so thankful for my car radio. Just sayin.)
-Duck ponds
-Andy Griffeth at lunch time
-Waking up to the smell of coffee
-Unexpected, fun, coincidentally matching, free, adorable, room decor. I am speaking of the most adorable magnetic shabby chic calendar ever. Thanks Laura! I squealed for hours about it.
-Even more amazingly coincidental matching paper that I already had that is perfect for writing events down for my calendar.
-Clippies
-Morning hugs from my family
-my fountain pen
-Stayin in my pajamas all day
-Leftovers at lunch time


Dizzy with gratitude,
JRae

p.s. I'll give a quarter to the person that tells me what the line "dizzy with gratitude" is from. :)