This post was originally written in November of 2006, but I think it is worth repeating. (although I had huge tears when I came to the last part.)

Thank you for the beautiful cool morning, its been a while since we have been able to just sit and talk.

Today, as I shuffled through our morning routine, I looked around me and saw the amazing family you had blessed me with. I often wonder what I did to deserve them. I want to take some time today and thank you for them individually.

Thank you for my husband. He is such an awesome, God fearing man. Thank you for placing him in my life, and for giving him the heart to choose me. Our marriage has been filled with many sad moments, yet he has a way of gently putting his hand on my back and reminding me that inspite of the pain, there is so much hope. Thank you for the father you created him to be. His love for his children is so amazing. Thank you for giving us a leader, and a provider. He is such a blessing to me.

Thank you for Easton. She is such a beautiful soul. Even though we have our moments, she looks at me with those blue eyes and reminds me that different isnt always bad. Thank you for the tomboy you created her to be. Thank you for reminding me that I dont have to be in control, and that dresses and girls dont always go hand in hand. Thank you for the lessons you teach me through her on a daily basis. Her love for life, her mischeivious spirit- her love for you. Thank you for calling her your own. It is an amazing feeling knowing that my oldest child knows her savior, and follows you in her 9 year old life. She and I are so much alike that sometimes we butt heads, yet I love her more than I could ever describe. Thank you for my first born.

Thank you for Elijah. He is such a soft spirited little boy. Thank you for his tender heart. I have so many hopes and dreams for him, yet again he reminds me that not all boys love football and being dirty. Thank you for his compassion and love for his sisters. Thank you for the bond he has with them, and the way he looks after them as much as a 6 year old boy can. Help me not overlook him because he is so willing to take care of himself. Help me show him your love on a daily basis. He is wise beyond his years. His love for his daddy is so fierce, thank you for that bond. Thank you for the man he is becoming, and the little boy he still is.

Thank your Emma. For all the lessons she has taught me, and continues to teach me. Thank you for her laugh and for her zest for life. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to walk this road with her, and for surrounding us with people to carry us when our burden is too heavy. Thank you for blessing us with this child. You are a God of miracles, and we have seen them on a daily basis. Thank you for holding her in your hands and loving her even more than we do. Thank you for the testimony, the amazing testimony of this little girls life. Thank you for choosing me to be her mom. Thank you for her love for that purple dinosaur, despite my every attempt to move her loyalties elsewhere. Thank you for her giggles and her sweet cry. For her blue eyes that can pierce right into my soul. Thank you for every day I have with her, every day is so precious. Prepare my heart for her future, whatever that future might be. Help me not fear what tomorrow holds, but instead revel in the miracle we have today.

Thank you for my life, Lord. Thank you for loving me despite myself. Sometimes I feel alone, sometimes I feel cheated and jealous of what others have, but in the midst of my heartache I know that you are there. You are there in my joy and in my sorrow. You hold my hand and guide me when I don’t have the strength to lift my head. Thank you for the normalcy we have right now- for the laundry and the dirty dishes. Thank you for the security of a hospital when it is needed, but nothing is as wonderful as tucking my children into their beds at night and curling up with my husband to watch a movie in my own home. Thank you for giving that to me today.

Thank you for my family. Thank you for loving them far more than I ever could.

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