My Heart Is Full

It's officially Thanksgiving Eve, and I have a full heart! My heart is oh, so very grateful on this "day of giving thanks!"

Let me tell you what I am thankful for...

- I am thankful for my wonderful family and the laughter we share. I can only wait in anticipation for tomorrow as I know we will play many fun games and have many fun laughs with another family that I dearly love. (I am also thankful for Green Bean Casserole! Can I get an Amen?!)

- I am thankful for school. As hard as it is, and as much as I hate it sometimes, I am ALMOST done and will be officially a college graduate. Need I say more?!

- I am thankful for my wonderful friends that are scattered all around the COUNTRY this Thanksgiving day. As much as I would like them to be right here with me in Houston, Texas, I know the Lord has placed them where they are right now to bring glory to him. So, as much as I miss them, I am one BLESSED and THANKFUL girl for MY girls. Mrs. Louisiana, Mrs. Montana and Mrs. Africa I love you so much and am so thankful for you this week. Now if only I could give you a big hug....

- I am thankful for Phi Lamb and the many blessings that follow with this amazing organization. As my last semester is coming to an end, I am sad, yet thankful for all the sweet friendships I know I will have for life and for the person it has made me today. The Lord is all over Phi Lamb and I am so grateful.

- I am thankful for Matzke Elementary. I got all nostalgic today as I went back to go have lunch with my 2nd grade neighbor. I love that school. I also went to watch her Field Day. Okay, seriously a walk down memory lane...but I so loved it.

- I am thankful for face wash. Yes, I am weird. But I will have you know that I have NOT gone one night since like 7th grade that, no matter how tired I seriously am, I still HAVE to wash my face or I can just kick a good night sleep goodbye. I am anal about my skin. So, therefore, thankful for face wash.

- I am thankful for music. Seriously, what would we do without it. It touches my heart like nothing else. I love to sing. I simply LOVE music.

- I am thankful for Jesus and what he did for me on the cross. He went up on that cross thinking that I was worth it. And, that YOU were worth it. Are you kidding me?! I can't even comprehend that. But, it leaves me more than thankful for Him.

- And lastly, I am thankful for my story. I am thankful that the Lord has kept me single for the past 22 years. As hard as it gets sometimes, and as much as I wonder if he will ever bring someone along my path to serve him better with, I am thankful for this time. It is in my singleness that I can see who I really am and how satisfied I am in HIM. It is in this time that I have no distractions from him (although I say that and have plenty of distractions). But, it leaves me thankful for God and his faithfulness to me. He is faithful and DOES have a plan for my life...and I will choose to walk in that plan. For His ways are far better than mine and he seriously can do more than I can ever imagine (Eph. 3:20). So, I am thankful for my story so that ultimately HE will be glorified.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Don't forget to reflect on what you are thankful for tomorrow. I love Thanksgiving. I love it because I love the Holidays...and this is only the beginning!!

Much love to all of you. And, I hope you know how thankful I am for YOU! Yes, you, reading this blog. It seriously has blessed me more than I ever thought a blog could. Thank you for all your sweet comments and encouragement this past year. I have loved getting to know each and everyone of you! (That is if we haven't met in person before!)

I'll leave you with a picture of me and my sweet Dad. A friend of ours took it this summer at a Father/Daughter night that we emceed. I just love it. Sorry for the quality...but it's a picture of a picture!! :)