Thankful Thursday

Today I post my first Thankful Thursday! There are so many blessings, I hardly know where to begin.

I am thankful for my darling family, my husband, my son, my stepchildren, my parents, my brother, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins, my family list goes on and on. I am especially thankful that we are a very close family. We are so blessed. I see too many families who don't even speak, forget being close.

I am thankful for my home. God has given us a nice home in the country where the grass is green, the air is fresh (well, as fresh as possible) and the neighbors are few but friendly. There is plenty of acreage for Jacob to run and play. And a pond for fishing.

I am thankful for our sweet little church and all the godly souls within. This is the same church my husband's family has attended for generations. We have the most wonderful pastor; he is a burly, teddy bear of a man who smiles all the time. He has such a heart for God that he simply beams with His love.

I am thankful for the wonderful friends God has directed into my life. I have been so blessed to be surrounded with friends who have a heart for God. I am also thankful for my blogville friends, only one of whom I have actually met, Sweet Shelly!! She is awesome with a love for God that just blows me away.

I am most thankful for my God - my Father - my Friend - my EVERYTHING!! Who loves me so much I can scarcely comprehend it. I am thankful for my Jesus who died on the cross for me. I am thankful for His Word - so that I might learn and grow closer to Him. I am thankful for HIM!

My Thankful Thursday post could go on and on but I will stop here for this week. I am looking forward to knowing what you are thankful for - I'm sure your list is a long one, too.

May God bless and keep you in His loving care!