So Thankful

Ok, so it is no secret that November is the super thankful month (all leading up to Thanksgiving).  And while I hope we are each thankful everyday, no matter the day or month, for everything we have, I do think it is cool to have a month that puts an extra emphasis on recognizing the blessings in our lives.  So, with that spirit in mind, we are going to list something everyday in November that we are truly thankful for in our lives.  (Besides number 1 and number 2, this list is in no particular order).


NOVEMBER 1ST:
First things first... The most important people in our lives are our Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ.  The reason they are first is simple, because without them there would be nothing to be thankful for.  Because nothing, not even ourselves, would exist.  Everything we have is because they blessed us with it.  And everything we have to look forward to in our future is because our Savior sacrificed himself for us, so that we may have hope, forgiveness, love, and happiness.  Yes, as a family we are truly thankful, beyond what could ever be conveyed in this blog, for our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.

NOVEMBER 2ND:
We are truly thankful for our family.  Chris is the GREATEST husband.  He is kind beyond words, giving, loving, works hard for our family, truly hilarious (he makes me laugh all the time; we have so much fun together), smart, good-looking (not that this is the most important thing, but hey, it's icing on the cake:)), and he is a wonderful father.  And Mitchell, well, I don't have enough space to list all the great qualities he already possesses in his life, which has just begun.  I feel blessed everyday that I was chosen to be his mother.  He has taught Chris and I so much already, and most importantly he has opened up our hearts in ways we could have never before imagined.  We truly lean on each other everyday, and we wouldn't have it any other way:)

Love love love my boys:)

NOVEMBER 3RD:
We are thankful for our home.  This is the first house we have ever bought, and we couldn't be happier.  We started out living in tiny, tiny places.  We were truly "livin' on love."  Of course, even though we have moved up to our home now, I still hope we are "livin' on love" (Awe).   After renting for so long, we will admit we do miss one thing... being able to call a landlord when something needs fixing, ha!  But, after renting for so long, it feels great to finally be permanent, and have something we can fix up and decorate as we see fit (after we save up some money of course).
                                  

NOVEMBER 4TH:
We are thankful for our income.  And I don't mean that in a "we love money" kind of way; I mean it in a "God has taken care of our needs" kind of way.  While Chris and I have never lived "high on the hog" (wherever that saying came from??), we have been blessed to have always had our needs met.  Sometimes, having our needs met meant counting down the days until our tax return showed up, borrowing from family, living with family, and rearranging our finances a few dozen times... but, we have always been taken care of.  And we both worked really hard on our educations to be able to provide for our family in the future.  Chris's job is a great blessing in our lives and we are thankful that because of it, we can have shelter, food, and a warm place to sleep at night.