I’m very thankful for my sister Beth. Since we are close in age, we didn’t always get along when we competed against each other in high school. But throughout the years, and throughout having kids, we have bonded over many things. Especially those kids! I’m very thankful for how generous Beth is. She works very hard to find beautiful clothes for her children for reasonable prices – something I do.. Read More
For small group!
I am thankful for my small group through The Rock church. I look forward to seeing them every Sunday night. We share joy, tears, prayers, hopes, disappointments and excitement. I have been with many of the same people since I moved to Minneapolis and started going to The Rock six years ago. In fact, the couple leading our group this year were both at the very first small group I.. Read More
Thankful for B
I am thankful for my friend, Beth, and her family tonight. Beth is my good friend from high school. We were co-captains together in high school, and Beth saved my butt once or twice when I needed her. She helped me out again when I needed a place to stay after my first year of college. She took me in and drove me around. Throughout the years we have known.. Read More
For my company
I am thankful for the company that employs me! When I prayed for a new job, I found this one. The job description matched my resume exactly – a journalist with project management experience. I was able to work from home, saving myself approximately 1 1/2 hours every day that I was using to commute. That’s 7.5 hours every week – nearly 32 hours every 4 weeks – of time.. Read More
Thankful for insurance
I didn’t get a chance to write the last couple of days because I have not been feeling well…which leads me to my post for today. I am so thankful I have insurance and access to care to help me get better! For Monday – I am thankful for my dentist who can get me in for a last-minute appointment. She was very empathetic when listening about my tooth pain.. Read More
Thanks for Ma
Back when I was in college, my mom joined the rest of the world and got an email address. She would sign her emails “Love, Ma” so I started calling her that and the nickname “ma” stuck. I’m so thankful for her today. I am so thankful for the way Ma shows love to my girls (and her other grandkids). It is so complete. Ma extends this love to so.. Read More
For our scars
Thankful for… Scars by Jonny Diaz She holds for dear life to the ends of the sleeves in her hands, Covering up lies that she wrote with a razor sharp pen, And the sting of the blade is no match for the pain of the loneliness she’s going through, But we’ve all been there too. Praise God we don’t have to hide scars They just strengthen our wounds, and they.. Read More
To Internet Friends
I am so thankful today for a group of friends I made on the Internet. I am totally not kidding. I never thought I would be one of those people, chatting to friends online like they were real…but I am and I do. I connected with a group of girls who were all due in August 2013. There are about 100 of us in a secret Facebook group. We have.. Read More
Thanks for Bumpa
I am so thankful for my dad! He is such a great father and now I am so glad to see him through my girls’ eyes as a great grandpa (bumpa)! The girls enjoyed snuggling with him. He doesn’t even mind when Giana plays cartoons in Spanish that he can’t understand. I have such wonderful memories of when I was a little girl, playing with my grandpas and getting their.. Read More
Thankful for Cass
I am so thankful for my friend Cassandra! For some background: I am really bad at making friends. I don’t have any problem talking to anyone…but taking that to the next level and making a true connection? I am bad at that. Cass saw through that and became my friend anyway. We started meeting as accountability partners more than a year ago. In the past year, I have experienced more.. Read More