I Am Thankful For...

I thought I would write seven things I am thankful for each week. One for every day.

1. I AM THANKFUL FOR MY BATHROOM SHOWER. To be honest, I despise my shower. I curse it every time I use it. But as I was showering today and thinking how I would love a shower that isn't twenty years old, I also thought of how lucky I am to have a shower at all. Water comes out of it how it is supposed to. The water is hot how I like it. The water is contained in my shower like it is supposed to be. It gets me clean. Really, what more do I need?

2. I AM THANKFUL FOR RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. When we were first married, Bryan's car was this piece of @#$% that slowly inherited more and more problems. My favorite memories with this car are: towing it up and down the street in the wintertime at least three times a week to get it started in the morning (our neighbors loved us); and having both outside handles break (it was a two-door) so you had to climb in the hatchback to get in. Oh, there are many others - these are just the highlights. I am grateful for two reliable cars.

3. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE WEATHER TODAY. It snowed last week and today was really nice. We worked in the yard and the boys played outside for a long time. It was great.

4. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE OUR FAMILY HAD TO CLEAN THE CHURCH BUILDING TODAY. It gave us a chance to teach Kevin and Trey how to work hard and to teach them respect for the building we worship in every week.

5. I AM THANKFUL FOR SCREAMING BABIES. When Kevin had his surgery when he was a baby, he cried for most of the next night in the hospital. He shared a room with a baby that did not make one sound the entire night. I apologized profusely all night to the other mother for the noise Kevin was making. She said that she actually liked hearing the sound of his crying because her baby had never cried once. They were testing to try to find out what was wrong with her baby. I am grateful that my babies have been healthy enough to cry. Believe me, I've heard my fair share of screams. I am Trey's mom.

6. I AM THANKFUL FOR A HUSBAND WHO GIVES GREAT SHOULDER MASSAGES and who offers to give them on almost a daily basis.

7. I AM THANKFUL FOR FACEBOOK. It let me do something that I would have been too freaked out to do in person.