Mixed Nuts: Thankful Thursdays

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Thankful Thursdays

OKay - so I read several blogs, and many people do "Thankful Thursdays" and so I thought I would to! I am such a follower. I don't normally blog on this day, but hey, change is good.

Anyway, here are the things I am thankful for today:

I am thankful for my children and husband. I sometimes don't appreciate how wonderful they really are and how greatful I am to have such a wonderful family

I am thankful for all of my brothers and sisters and in laws and parents. We have wonderful support and we all look out for each other.

I am thankful for our home and our new home! We feel so lucky that we are able to provide a stable, safe, environment for our children.

I am thankful for ice cream - just kidding. Well, I am, but I am just seeing if you are paying attention.

I am thankful for my health and the health of my family. We are very greatful that everyone is healthy and thriving.

I am thankful for adoption. There are so many children who would have very different lives if it wasn't for adoption and adoptive families.

I am thankful that God believed in Mat and I as parents. God gives us what we can handle and we trust in Him for that fact.

For all of you out there, take today and think about what you are truly thankful for.