Thankful

Dear God,

Thank you.

Thank You for a week of unscheduled time, for time off of school, and time at home. Thank You for the ways You bring us rest when we need it.
Thank You for bringing our girl home safely from California. I know, I worried needlessly, but thank You for seeing me through it. Thank You for cell phones so I could hear her voice each night she was gone, and texts at various times. Thank You for the fun she had at her first time at Disneyland. Thank You for the terrific swim team she gets to be a part of and the great coaches that take such care of our kids. Thank You for the safe driving this last week as our girl started swim practices at 530 each morning, which meant being up early and driving to the pool before most people are even awake. Thank You for hearing the prayers for her to be alert and awake each morning when she drives.
Thank You for the choir that my other girl gets to be involved with. She loves to sing and is so excited to be 'first soprano'. Thank You for giving each of our children unique gifts and personalities ... And yet, in some ways all five of our kids are so similar, and so like us too.
Thank You for a college that is in our town that our boy can attend. Thank You that he is living at home now, saving up money for the next stage in life. Thank You that he has a really good job at the local grocery store. Thank You for bringing different people into his life to help him learn and stretch and grow. Thank You for the times we all get to be home together and laugh together. I love these six people so much.
Thank You for the basketball teams that my two younger girls get to be a part of. Thank You for a league where my girls will get to learn how to play and hang out with their friends and learn more about You. Thank You that they get to be on teams with their friends and with some great coaches too!
Thank You God for our families. Thank You for my in-laws who live close enough to visit for a day. Thank You that our children have been blessed by knowing their grandparents. Thank You for my parents who also live close enough to visit any time. Thank You for their generosity and the way they model Your love. Thank You for their 63 years of marriage this month, and that they still enjoy each other.

Thank You for a great cross country season for our girls. It didn't end as we had hoped, but we know The Girl who Swims and Runs has another chance at state next year. Thank You for the new friendships we made this season. Thank You for the perseverance our girls put in, even when they didn't want to run.

Thank You God for so many blessings, so many that we take for granted. Thank You for this life You have given me. I hope to live it abundantly.