My Cowboy brought me flowers this morning.
Dandelions.
They’re beautiful. I’m allergic. (But don’t ever tell my kids that!)
I’m thankful for 3 healthy, bright-eyed kids. I’m thankful for their busy, rambunctious energy. (How many parents are watching their children lay in a hospital bed right this minute, wishing they could run and shout and play and get in trouble like normal kids?) I’m thankful for their strong bodies and clear, alert minds.
I’m thankful for Penny. She makes me smile and laugh. She keeps me company when the kids are upstairs playing. She comes along when I feed up in the evenings. She lays on my feet at the a/c duct in the kitchen by the stove when I’m cooking dinner. She’s good company. And I’m thankful for crate-training. I can’t imagine raising a puppy without it!
{Just an aside here…People think kids and puppies go together like magic. They don’t. Puppies chase. Puppies nip. Puppies chew your favorite Spiderman slippers if you leave them out. Puppies knock you down and scratch you up while trying to eat your hair. These are not endearing qualities to kids. Puppies and kids are only magic together with constant supervision!}
I’m thankful for our extended family. For my sister and brother-in-law and my niece and nephew. We’re going to visit for their birthdays this month and then they’re coming to visit for the Ladybug’s birthday next month and our kids are just bouncing off the walls excited about it. I’m so thankful for their close relationships even though we pretty far apart!
And I’m thankful for our church family. Our children are surrounded by Christian families that encourage and love them. They have friends that we feel are good influences on them. I should say we have friends that are good influences on us! I’m thankful for the great Christian school they provide for our children and the solid biblical worldview that permeates every program and event they provide.
What are you thankful for this week?
