Thankful
Thankful for a loving, gracious, jealous, just God. He had
His son come to the world and die for ME and YOU.
My husband. I loved dating him the 14 months we were
together prior to getting married. But, like everyone says, you learn so much
more about each other once the titles Mr. and Mrs. are in place. He’s already
taught me so much about his passion for Jesus, patience and love. He offers me
so much grace daily, knows how to cool me down when I’m upset, and rebukes me
when I need a wake up call. He is thankful and observant when I serve him. He
takes care of me and protects me. He loves me so much, even the silly/girly
aspects of me. Like, when I say “lets get dressed really fast and go outside
and take pictures in the snow before it melts”, he has the camera on the tripod
ready to go before I turn around. He doesn’t ever put me down, but always lifts
me up and encourages EVERYTHING I do.
My family. Considering I got married recently, I’ve seen a
lot of love and service from my family over the last 7 months. I am so blessed
by their love for me. Even when I’m a diva, or crying because of something
silly, or forget to call them for days.
My friends. Again, having a recent wedding has allowed me to
see my friends hearts and service even more evidently. I’m beyond grateful for
my best friends. They all have the heart of Jesus seeping out, have so much
grace to offer, and love one another. They love to spoil each of our friends
and make everyone feel special. They encourage, cry, laugh, and pray for each other
daily. At the two weddings (mine and a
friends) within our friend group in the last month, I’ve heard many many
comments from older adults about our different, loving, amazing, our friends
are just from hearing our hearts and seeing everyone serve one another.
My job. Being a nurse can be hard. Working at night (and
holidays) is a hard schedule…. especially when you’re married! But I love
getting to be a nurse and be such a crucial role in the biggest day of someone’s
life. Cody and I are very blessed by my job as it has allowed us to get a good
start on our own feet.
I'm also thankful for snow outside, candles, and coffee :)
We were nervous about being newlyweds so close to the
holidays. Not only does that make things difficult, having to split holidays
50/50, but also the fact that I’m a nurse and am required to spend holidays
working. I’ve spent every holiday on the actual date celebrating with my
family….until now. I was almost in tears the only day being frustrated and selfish
when Cody reminded me that the actual day doesn’t matter. Holidays are a time
to be with family and celebrate together. Thank you.
With that said, Cody and I celebrated our thanksgiving on our 1 month anniversary, Nov. 26th! It was a fun, busy day with him having a test, me having an orthodontist appointment, renting a UHaul and moving the remainder of my stuff from my old apartment, and cooking an entire thanksgiving meal. But, for my first meal to cook and by myself it turned out pretty well!
It got pretty quiet in our house, so I walked into our room to find Cody reading my wedding present to him :)
(Cody doesn't like mashed potatoes, so we did rosemary red potatoes and mushrooms)
happy thanksgiving!!
