Thankfulness

This will be short, but I just wanted to say...I am so thankful for all the people I have in my life and for God! Today I was thinking about how blessed my life really is, and it just puts me in awe! I love my Savior more and more each day, even when life is frustrating because I know He is really all I need and the One I can truly depend on the most! I am soo thankful for my sweet sweet husband! I really am incredibly humbled and thankful that he would want to be married to me...and that he loves me so much! Even in our times of sadness or anger, it's good knowing that we will get through it together. I mean, to be married to my best friend, means I don't have to face certain things without a partner there! And I really and truly believe God gave me him a long long time ago!! And my family...my parents are my rock and people I know I can depend on for advice, for fun, for laughter, for hope! They really mean the world to me, and I just can't imagine this life without them in it! And my lil' sister...not so little anymore and truly my best girl friend! I am so thankful to have grown up with a little sister, even when we didn't always get along, she was there for me....always willing to give a hug, show her love, pray for me, etc. And I hope I have done the same for her! And she graduates soon to go to law school and I know with God's help and guidance, to be come a Supreme Court judge! I believe in her dreams too because I believe God gives us all a dream to live out! And this one is hers, and I couldn't be more proud of her! And then there is my extended family...I know that when the going gets tough, our family will stand together! I know that I can count on prayer...I know that I can count on safety! I know that I can count on my family! Not everyone can say that...and I am so blessed that I have some very special grandparents (that I truly adore), aunts, uncles, and cousins that I admire and love wholeheartedly!

And my friendships...you know throughout life, I have made friends, and then when I moved, I didn't get to keep many of those friendships. But amazingly, since I moved to Ohio, I have kept these friendships! I have kept a couple very close friends from high school and I am reconnecting with some other friends from high school (and this includes my husband...he's been through so much with me!). I am blessed with a few special friends from college that I am truly grateful for, and then there are the few friendships I have made in Philly and back here in Dayton. I have learned so much from all of you, and I hope this friendship only prospers! I love you all! And there is my small group...where I have met people who are truly like family. You know the people you can call up late at night if there is something wrong, and they will be there for you in prayer, and will come over if you need them. I adore every single one of them. I love my church as a whole, and special people I have been meeting who really seem to care about me and my dreams! Thank you!

And my job...I am learning so much there, and this is a job that really pushes me to become even more! I am grateful to have a job in this economy for sure, but also one that makes me happy.

So yeah...very thankful tonight...I love you all, and you have made my life great because you are part of it!