. . . through thick and thin . . .

. . . on this

~ the final day of *nablopomo ~

i want the world to know

that i am grateful

for my many, many blessings . . .

. . . i sometimes {a lot of times}

post about silly & frivolous stuff . . .

. . . and then i'll hear {out of the blue}

from random folks

that they read my blog . . .

{the carpet cleaner called to say

his sister told him i'd posted about them.

i don't even know who his sister is!

but hi, sister! and thanks for reading!}

. . . so

~ while i have your attention ~

i want you all to know

that deep down

i seriously count my blessings

every single day . . .

. . . and while i don't post about him

very often . . .

. . . please know how much i love

and am thankful for this guy . . .

. . . he is truly my hero . . .

. . . i simply cannot imagine

the suffering he has endured

for the past seven {SEVEN!!!!!} years . . .

. . . every aspect of his life

has been affected . . .

. . . and for the most part,

he has remained his cheerful self . . .

. . . i have to remind myself occasionally

that he is definitely entitled

to a "down" day

every now and then . . .

. . . bless his heart . . .

. . . also ~ i hear from so many people

that we are included

in your prayers . . .

. . . please know

we can feel that strength . . .

. . . and thanks . . .

{please keep it up!}

. . . bottom line ~

through our challenges and trials,

we love the lord

and thank him daily

for everything

with which he has blessed us . . .

. . . we have awesome kids . . .

. . . they have great spouses . . .

. . . they are blessing us

with darling grandchildren . . .

. . . we live in a lovely home . . .

. . . we are surrounded

by wonderful neighbors

and friends . . .

. . . we enjoy freedoms and privileges

in this great country . . .

. . . we can {and do}

worship as we choose . . .

. . . we have {for the most part}

good health and strength . . .

. . . we've been blessed

with talents and abilities

that we can use to serve others . . .

. . . and we're entering that season

where we celebrate

the birth of our savior . . .

. . . he who gave us

the greatest gift of all . . .

. . . and we are sooooo thankful . . .

{*nablopomo = national blog posting month.

the challenge is to post every day for thirty days.

and you thought november

was just for giving thanks and not shaving!}