Showing posts with label thankfulness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thankfulness. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2020

Dear Diary: A Look At The Past- What I was Thankful For On My 29th Birthday...

Recently I came across all my old diaries from years ago and enjoyed reading what was happening in past years. The brain is a crazy thing and we tend to remember the extreme highs and lows. However, it seems like the simple sweet and sometimes sad things of everyday life are lost to our memory till we find a way to bring them back again. So I decided that I would start some posts highlighting old diary entries and what was happening in our lives!

8-24-06

*I am thankful to be in a healthy and loving relationship with my husband.

*I am thankful I was able to go to the beach with a friend. It was very relaxing!

*I am thankful I have been married for 8 years.

*I am thankful for 10 1/2 years.

*I am thankful I have six children, two of which have already made their trip to Heaven.

*I am thankful that I have the opportunity to teach Sunday School again. I will be teaching the 2 year old class!


Hindsight is 20-20:

UPDATE:

8/24/2020

*I am thankful to STILL be in a healthy and loving relationship! Just the other day, Peter sent the following message to our girls and since it is exactly how I feel as well, I thought I would share it:

"Your mother and I have been through some interesting times. Most recently involving a clogged sewer line. However, I can truly say that I love her more today than I did when we got married. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for her if I had the power to do it. We have never considered divorce as an option. Just the opposite - we don't know what we would do without the other one."

*As I write this up, I have no idea what I will be doing for my birthday. But whatever happens, I know it will be fun.

*I am thankful that we just celebrated 22 years of marriage!

*I am thankful that I have been a child of the King for 24 years now!

*I am thankful that we have a grand total of 10 children, four of which are in Heaven, two of our six here on earth are adopted and we have been happy to foster many, many children.

*While Covid-19 is in full force and we haven't had Sunday School in months, I am so happy to still be teaching Sunday School. It is a wonderful blessing!


Praying that as your summer comes to a close and you start preparing for Fall, that you will have some wonderful activities to strengthen your family and friendships!

God bless,

Heidi


Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Day 5 of Thankfulness: Libraries...and Books In General



As most people know, I love books. We are always reading in our home and many of my kiddos actually write books. It always makes me smile to see my kiddos reading and exploring through the power of the written word.
Since we love books, it's only natural that we find ourselves at the library at least once, sometimes twice a week! We went several years without a library, so we are really thankful for it!

Have a wonderful Tuesday,
What are you thankful for today?
Heidi

Friday, November 1, 2019

Family Friday: Adoption Awareness Month/Day One Of Thankfulness

Dear Friends and family-

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It’s a time to celebrate adoptive families and spotlight the thousands of youth and teens across our country who are still awaiting permanent, loving homes.
Reference: adoptionsupport.org/general/national-adoption-awareness-month-2017/

Friday, March 8, 2019

Family Friday Throwback: My Daughter Is Now My Sister...

I suppose I would typically have posted this under my Throwback Thursday title, but because it has to do with family and a special event, I thought Family Friday worked better. This originally posted on my blog on Christmas Eve 2008, enjoy!